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s based on the characters written by

Alfred Gough Alfred Gough ( ; born August 22, 1967) is an American screenwriter, producer, writer, director, showrunner and creator. He is the developer of The WB/The CW's Superman-prequel television series ''Smallville (TV series), Smallville''. Alongside lo ...

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Miles Millar Miles Millar ( ; born 1967) is an Australian-British screenwriter, showrunner, producer, creator, developer, and director. He is best known as the creator of Netflix's 2022 live-action comedy horror series ''Wednesday,'' the Tim Burton helmed ...

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Shanghai Noon ''Shanghai Noon'' is a 2000 martial arts western action comedy film directed by Tom Dey in his feature film debut, written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu. It is the first entry in the ...

'' (2000), ''

Shanghai Knights ''Shanghai Knights'' is a 2003 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 ...

'' (2003), and the upcoming '' Shanghai Dawn'' (TBA). It stars

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,; is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically perf ...

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Owen Wilson Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on the films '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and ''T ...

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''.

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Fann Wong Fann Woon Fong (born 27 January 1971), known professionally as Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer, businesswoman and model. She has been referred to as one of MediaCorp's ''Ah Jie'' for being one of the most successful actresses from Sing ...

are expected to reprise their roles as Chon Wang, Roy O'Bannon and Chon Lin respectively. In September 2016,

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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 2025, there is no information about either the film's progress or its release date.

Principal cast

Crew

Reception

Box office performance

Critical and public response

References

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