Red (film series)

Red is a series of American action comedy films inspired by the limited comic-book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. The film stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, and Karl Urban with German film director Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber.

Red
Directed byRobert Schwentke
Dean Parisot
Produced byLorenzo di Bonaventura
Mark Vahradian
Screenplay byJon Hoeber
Erich Hoeber
Based on
StarringBruce Willis
John Malkovich
Helen Mirren
Mary-Louise Parker
Brian Cox
Distributed bySummit Entertainment
Release date
October 15, 2010
(Red)
July 19, 2013
(Red 2)
Running time
Total (2 films):
227 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetTotal (2 films):
$142 million
Box officeTotal (2 films):
$347.1 million

In the film version, the title is derived from the designation of the status of agent Frank Moses (Willis), meaning "Retired, Extremely Dangerous". The first film, Red, was released on October 15, 2010.[1] A sequel, Red 2, was released on July 19, 2013. In May 2013, Lionsgate re-signed Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber to write a third installment.[2] In 2015, NBC announced that they were developing a Red TV series with the Hoeber brothers, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Mark Vahradian.[3]

Cast and crew

Cast
Character Portrayed by
Red Red 2
Francis "Frank" Moses Bruce Willis
Marvin Boggs John Malkovich
Sarah Ross Mary-Louise Parker
Victoria Helen Mirren
Ivan Brian Cox

Crew

Reception

Box office performance
Film Release date Box office revenue Budget Reference
United States Foreign Worldwide
Red October 15, 2010 $90,380,162 $108,626,225 $199,006,387 $58,000,000 [4]
Red 2 July 19, 2013 $53,262,560 $94,813,005 $148,075,565 $84,000,000 [5]
Total $143,642,722 $203,439,230 $347,081,952 $142,000,000

Critical reaction
Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Red 71% (204 reviews)[6] 60% (38 reviews)[7]
Red 2 44% (148 reviews)[8] 47% (38 reviews)[9]
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See also

References
  1. "Red Begins Principal Photography". /Film. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  2. 'Red 3' in the Works at Summit (Exclusive). Hollywoodreporter.com (2013-05-17). Retrieved on 2013-12-28.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (August 14, 2015). "'Red' Movies Get NBC Series Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. "Red (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. "Red 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  6. "RED". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. "RED (2010): Reviews". Metacritic.
  8. "RED 2". Rotten Tomatoes.
  9. "RED 2 (2013): Reviews". Metacritic.
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