Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
UK theatrical release poster
Directed bySusanna White
Written byEmma Thompson
Based onNurse Matilda
by Christianna Brand
Produced byLindsay Doran
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Starring
CinematographyMike Eley
Edited bySim Evan-Jones
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (North America and International)
StudioCanal (France)[1]
Release dates
  • 2 April 2010 (2010-04-02) (Europe)
  • 20 August 2010 (2010-08-20) (North America)
Running time
109 minutes[2]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[3]
Box office$93.2 million[1]

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (released in the United States and Canada as Nanny McPhee Returns) is a 2010 period fantasy comedy film directed by Susanna White, produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Lindsay Doran with music by James Newton Howard and co-produced by StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films and Three Strange Angels. It is a sequel to the 2005 film Nanny McPhee. It was written by Emma Thompson, based on Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books.[4] Thompson reprises her role as Nanny McPhee, and the film also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Ewan McGregor, Asa Butterfield and Maggie Smith.[4] The film was theatrically released on 20 August 2010 by Universal Pictures.

The film received positive reviews from critics and it earned $93.2 million on a $35 million budget. It also received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 19 June 2010.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. ^ Fritz, Ben (19 August 2010). "Movie projector: Five new movies open, but 'Expendables' may kick butt again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  4. ^ a b Ali Jaafar (14 April 2009). "Maggie Gyllenhaal boards 'Nanny'". Variety. Retrieved 10 June 2009.