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Apr 2, 2023 · Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights are two of Jackie Chan's most beloved Hollywood movies, but Shanghai Dawn has never gotten rolling.
Shanghai is a series of martial arts 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).
Shanghai Knights is a 2003 American martial arts action comedy film. It is the sequel to Shanghai Noon, and the second installment of the Shanghai film series. Directed by David Dobkin and written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it stars Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Donnie Yen and Aidan Gillen. It was released on February 7, 2003.
Shanghai Knights: Directed by David Dobkin. With Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Fisher. 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.
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In 1881, Chon Wang – a homophone for John Wayne – is a Chinese Imperial Guard in the Forbidden City. After Princess Pei-Pei, aided by her foreign tutor, runs away to the United States, the Emperor of China sends three of his guards and the Royal Interpreter to retrieve her. Having failed to stop her escape, Wang insists on joining the mission. The ...
In August 1998, it was announced Spyglass Entertainment had begun development on an untitled feature set to star Jackie Chan written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar With the success of Rush Hour, Spyglass formally greenlit the film under its new title of Shanghai Noon. The screenplay was partly inspired by the 1971 Western film Red Sun, about a Ja...
Box office
Produced at a budget of $55 million, the film grossed $99,274,467 worldwide. The film opened in third place at the US box office grossing $19.6 million in its opening weekend behind Dinosaur and Mission: Impossible 2 and went on to gross $56.9 million.It opened at number one in Hong Kong with an opening week gross of $1.2 million.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80%, based on 135 reviews with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's consensus reads: "Although the plot is really nothing to brag about, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson work well together. The cinematography looks great, and Jackie delivers a hilarious performance. This is an old-fashioned crowd-pleaser." On Metacritic, it has a score of 77 out of 100 based on 30 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "A−...
A sequel, Shanghai Knights, was released on February 7, 2003. Chan and Wilson reprised their roles, while David Dobkinreplaced Tom Dey as director.
Shanghai Noon at IMDbShanghai Noon at MetacriticShanghai Noon at Rotten TomatoesShanghai Noon at AllMovieMay 14, 2015 · Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights stars Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan have signed on for the new sequel Shanghai Dawn, which is moving forward at MGM Studios. Jonathan Glickman will oversee...
Shanghai Noon: Directed by Tom Dey. With Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Brandon Merrill. 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.