"Mr. Bean's Holiday" (also known as Bean 2) is a comedy film starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean which was released in the United Kingdom March 2007 and August 24, 2007 in North America. This film is rated G by the MPAA.
Mr. Bean's Holiday is the second film based on the television series Mr. Bean, following the 1997 film Bean. News of the second movie first broke in early 2005, suggesting that it would be written by Simon McBurney, although in December 2005, Atkinson stated that the screenplay was being written by himself and long-time collaborator Richard Curtis. The screenplay was finally confirmed to have been written by Robin Driscoll, Simon McBurney and Hamish McColl. Atkinson also said that Mr. Bean's Holiday will be the last Mr. Bean story.
Unlike the 1997 Mel Smith film, Mr Bean's Holiday was directed by Steve Bendelack. The film began shooting on 15 May 2006.
It was the official film for Red Nose Day 2007, with money from the film going towards the charity Comic Relief. Prior to the film's release, a new and exclusive Mr. Bean sketch was broadcast on the Comic Relief telethon on BBC One on the 16th March, 2007. The movie's official premiere took place at Leicester Square's Odeon in London on Sunday, March 25th and helped to raise money for both Comic Relief and the Oxford Children's Hospital Appeal charity.
Universal Pictures released a teaser trailer in November 2006. and in December 2006 launched an official website online. The second full length trailer made it online late-January 2007.
The audience received "Mr. Bean's Holiday" with mixed responses. Some of the file critics pointed out that Mr. Bean has lived past his era, and felt that his antics are very predictable in the film. This, perhaps, is due to the fact that the film takes a less Americanized tone than the original movie. However, there is another group of audience who gave very positive reviews to the movie. The general agreement amongst them is that this is the best Mr Bean film, attributing it to the creative musical background, classic Mr Bean antics and a more internationalized tone of the movie.
What is evident is the film has been very successful at the box office. It took an opening gross of USD$12.7 million in the United Kingdom, the biggest opening for a film in 2007 up until the release of "Spider-Man 3". As of August 5, 2007 the film has grossed over USD$179 million globally. Wikipedia
