Awkward agent
Johnny English returns
Photos courtesy of
United International Pictures Thailand
Did you know
Rowan Atkinson acted in the 1983 James Bond movie, Never Say Never Again.
In the new action comedy, Johnny English Reborn, comedian Rowan Atkinson parodies James Bond once again in his role as Johnny English, an improbable secret agent who knows no fear.
In the years since his last adventure, Johnny English has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. When his superiors at the British intelligence service MI7 learn of a plot to assassinate the Chinese Premier, they call on the services of their unorthodox agent.
With only days before a conference of world leaders takes place, Johnny English must use every trick in the book to stop an assassination that would lead to global chaos. As he stumbles through his assignment, the eccentric agent unravels a web of conspiracy that runs through the KGB, the CIA and even MI7.
Catch the humour, action and slapstick antics when Johnny English Reborn hits cinemas on September 15.
Vocabulary
parody (v): to copy the style of something in an exaggerated way, especially in order to make people laugh
improbable (adj): seeming strange because it is not what you would expect
hone (v): to develop and improve a skill over a period of time
superior (n): a person of higher rank, status or position
unorthodox (adj): different from what is usual or accepted
eccentric (adj): considered by other people to be strange or unusual
conspiracy (n): a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal
Idiom
every trick in the book: every available method, whether it is honest or not
