Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (released in the United States and Canada as
Nanny McPhee Returns) is a 2010
fantasy comedy family 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 adapted by
Emma Thompson from
Christianna Brand's
Nurse Matilda books. Thompson reprises her role as Nanny McPhee, and the film also stars
Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Ralph Fiennes,
Rhys Ifans,
Ewan McGregor,
Maggie Smith,
Asa Butterfield,
Bill Bailey and
Katy Brand. The film was theatrically released on August 20, 2010 by
Universal Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics and it earned $93,251,121 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.