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). It stars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson as the Chinese Imperial guard Chon Wang and the American bandit Roy O'Bannon. The series grossed a combined .
Films Shanghai Noon (2000)
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Shanghai Dawn (TBA)
On May 14, 2015, MGM announced that they are moving forward with Shanghai Dawn. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Fann Wong are expected to reprise their roles as Chon Wang, Roy O'Bannon and Chon Lin respectively. 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. As of 2026, there is no information about either the film's progress or its release date.
Principal cast Character Film Shanghai Noon Shanghai Knights 2000 2003 Chon Wang Jackie Chan Roy O'Bannon Owen Wilson Princess Pei-Pei Lucy Liu Falling Leaves Brandon Merrill Lo Fong Roger Yuan Wallace Walton Goggins Marshal Nathan Van Cleef Xander Berkeley Calvin Andrews Jason Connery Vasquez Rafael Baez Blue P. Adrien Dorval Chon Lin Fann Wong Lord Nelson Rathbone Aidan Gillen Wu Chow Donnie Yen Inspector Arthur "Artie" Doyle Tom Fisher Chon Father Kim Chan Queen Victoria Gemma Jones Charlie Chaplin Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Crew Year Film Director Producer Screenwriter Composer Editor Cinematographer 2000 Shanghai Noon Tom Dey Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum & Jonathan Glickman Miles Millar & Alfred Gough Randy Edelman Richard Chew Dan Mindel 2003 Shanghai Knights David Dobkin Malcolm Campbell Adrian Biddle TBA Shanghai Dawn Jared Hess TBA Theodore Riley & Aaron Buchsbaum TBA TBA TBA
Reception
Box office performance Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget 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 Shanghai Knights February 7, 2003 $19,603,630 $60,476,872 $27,846,615 $88,323,487 #1233 #545 $50,000,000 Total $117,414,374 $70,183,580 $187,597,954 $105,000,000
Critical and public response Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore Shanghai Noon 80% (134 reviews) 77 (30 reviews) A− Shanghai Knights 66% (150 reviews) 58 (33 reviews) B+
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