Shanghai (film series)
Shanghai is a series of action comedy films based on the characters written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The series includes: Shanghai Noon (2000), Shanghai Knights (2003), and the upcoming Shanghai Dawn (TBA). It stars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson as the Chinese Imperial guard Chon Wang and the American bandit Roy O'Bannon. The series combined has grossed $188 million .
| Shanghai | |
|---|---|
 Collection of the first two films | |
| Directed by | Tom Dey (1) David Dobkin (2) Jared Hess (3) |
| Produced by | Roger Birnbaum Gary Barber Jonathan Glickman |
| Screenplay by | Alfred Gough Miles Millar Aaron Buchsbaum (3) Theodore Riley (3) |
| Based on | Characters by Alfred Gough Miles Millar |
| Starring | Jackie Chan Owen Wilson (See below) |
| Music by | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography | Dan Mindel (1) Adrian Biddle (2) |
| Edited by | Richard Chew (1) Malcolm Campbell (2) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release date | 2000 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $105 million |
| Box office | $188 million |
Films
Shanghai Noon (2000)
A Chinese man travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.
Shanghai Knights (2003)
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
Shanghai Dawn (TBA)
A third film was meant to be produced under the title Shanghai Dawn. Plans for the film were posted on Jackie Chan's website, but after some news of casting and production plans, no film has been produced. While unconfirmed, it is speculated that the project has been halted indefinitely as there is no news nor release dates In a February 7, 2003, interview, Owen Wilson said: "We're talking about it maybe starting in Hollywood and then going from there to Africa or the Pyramids ... I feel like we have the freedom to take them anywhere in time we want."
On May 14, 2015, MGM announced that they are moving forward with Shanghai Dawn. Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Owen Wilson and Fann Wong are expected to reprise their roles as Chon Wang, Princess Pei-Pei, Roy O'Bannon and Chon Lin respectively.[1] In September 2016, Jared Hess signed on as director for the film while both Millar and Gough will develop a screen story with Theodore Riley and Aaron Buchsbaum writing the script for the film.[2][3]
Principal cast
| Character | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Noon (2000) |
Shanghai Knights (2003) | ||
| Chon Wang | Jackie Chan | ||
| Roy O'Bannon | Owen Wilson | ||
| Princess Pei-Pei | Lucy Liu | Mentioned only | |
| Falling Leaves | Brandon Merrill | ||
| Marshal Nathan Van Cleef | Xander Berkeley | ||
| Lo Fong | Roger Yuan | ||
| Calvin Andrews | Jason Connery | ||
| Wallace | Walton Goggins | ||
| Chon Lin | Fann Wong | ||
| Lord Nelson Rathbone | Aidan Gillen | ||
| Wu Chow | Donnie Yen | ||
| Inspector Arthur "Artie" Doyle | Tom Fisher | ||
| Queen Victoria | Gemma Jones | ||
| Charlie Chaplin | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | ||
Crew
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Composer | Editor | Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shanghai Noon | Tom Dey | Roger Birnbaum Gary Barber Jonathan Glickman |
Alfred Gough Miles Millar |
Randy Edelman | Richard Chew | Dan Mindel |
| 2003 | Shanghai Knights | David Dobkin | Malcolm Campbell | Adrian Biddle | |||
| 2021 | Shanghai Dawn | Jared Hess | TBA | Aaron Buchsbaum Theodore Riley |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget |
Ref(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening weekend (North America) |
North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America |
All time worldwide | ||||
| Shanghai Noon | May 26, 2000 | $15,607,034 | $56,937,502 | $42,336,965 | $99,274,467 | #1333 | #485 | $55,000,000 | [4] |
| Shanghai Knights | July 18, 2003 | $19,603,630 | $60,476,872 | $27,846,615 | $88,323,487 | #1233 | #545 | $50,000,000 | [5] |
| Total | $117,414,374 | $70,183,580 | $187,597,954 | $105,000,000 | |||||
Critical and public response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Noon | 79% (134 reviews)[6] | 77 (30 reviews)[7] | A-[8] |
| Shanghai Knights | 66% (150 reviews)[9] | 58 (33 reviews)[10] | B+[8] |
References
- Perry, Spencer (2015-05-14). "MGM Moving Forward with Shanghai Dawn, Starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- "Shanghai Dawn". empireonline.com.
- Kit, Borys (September 6, 2016). "'Napoleon Dynamite' Director Jared Hess Tackling 'Shanghai Noon' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "Shanghai Noon". Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2016.
- "Shanghai Knights". Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2016.
- "Shanghai Noon". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- "Shanghai Noon". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- "Shanghai Knights". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- "Shanghai Knights". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved September 16, 2014.