Rowan Atkinson reprises his role as the clueless English spy in Johnny English Reborn. The original Johnny English was released in 2003 and earned an impressive sum of $160 million around the globe, though only $28 million coming from the U.S. Will the sequel rack up some dough in the states the second time around?

Chances are that fans of Mr. Bean and families will show up to support this child-friendly film and probably enjoy doing so. Johnny English Reborn travels the globe, jumping from London to Hong Kong to Switzerland, and tells us the story of English’s return to MI7. There’s an impressive cast involved that could’ve easily been cast in an actual James Bond flick. So, with that in mind, let’s see if it was necessary to reborn this Johnny English.

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Rowan Atkinson has one of the best and most memorable faces out there. With a slight change of expression he can go from serious to goofy, from Mr. Bean to Johnny English. Eight years ago, Atkinson gave life to Johnny English, a spy parodying, as Atkinson would say, Roger Moore‘s James Bond. English director Oliver Parker, whose credits include An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest and Dorian Gray, took on the task of reinventing this outrageous character by adding a cast that he imagined would actually be cast in a Bond film. We got to talk to both Atkinson and Parker about Johnny English’s humor style, the film’s tone and more. Check it out.

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Though he’s been brilliant on television in “Black Adder” and has done some of the best modern slapstick with his character Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson has never really cracked into American movies as a leading man. And yet his films keep coming out in America. Johnny English Reborn is a sequel to Johnny English, which made $28 Million in America and $132 internationally. Reborn is due September 16, and costars Dominic “McNutty” West and Rosamund Pike. Check out the trailer…

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