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 byTom Dey (1)
David Dobkin (2)
Jared Hess (3)
Produced byRoger Birnbaum
Gary Barber
Jonathan Glickman
Screenplay byAlfred Gough
Miles Millar
Aaron Buchsbaum (3)
Theodore Riley (3)
Based onCharacters
by Alfred Gough
Miles Millar
StarringJackie Chan
Owen Wilson
(See below)
Music byRandy Edelman
CinematographyDan Mindel (1)
Adrian Biddle (2)
Edited byRichard Chew (1)
Malcolm Campbell (2)
Production
company
Touchstone Pictures
Spyglass Entertainment
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
2000 – present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$105 million
Box office$188 million

Films

Shanghai Noon (2000)
Main article: Shanghai Noon

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)
Main article: Shanghai Knights

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)
Main article: Shanghai Knights § Sequel

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)		 Shanghai Dawn
(2021)
Chon "John Wayne" Wang
The Shanghai Kid		 Jackie Chan
Wyatt "Roy O'Bannon" Earp
Major General Sherlock Holmes		 Owen Wilson
Princess Pei-Pei Lucy Liu Mentioned only Lucy Liu
Falling Leaves Brandon Merrill 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  
Jack the Ripper   Oliver Cotton  
Queen Victoria   Gemma Jones  
Charlie Chaplin   Aaron Taylor-Johnson  
Emperor of China Mentioned only TBA

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]
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See also

References
  1. Perry, Spencer (2015-05-14). "MGM Moving Forward with Shanghai Dawn, Starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  2. "Shanghai Dawn". empireonline.com.
  3. Kit, Borys (September 6, 2016). "'Napoleon Dynamite' Director Jared Hess Tackling 'Shanghai Noon' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. "Shanghai Noon". Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2016.
  5. "Shanghai Knights". Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2016.
  6. "Shanghai Noon". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  7. "Shanghai Noon". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  9. "Shanghai Knights". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  10. "Shanghai Knights". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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