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I Not Stupid 3 (Chinese: 小孩不笨3) is a 2024 Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo, featuring child actors Zhou Yuchen, Camans Kong, Goh Wee-Ann and Joseph Ng Zhiyang.[1] The film also stars Hu Jing, Jae Liew, Collin Chee, Cheryl Desiree Chan, Xixi Lim, Ben Logan Sng, Glenn Yong, Terence Cao, Selena Tan, Patricia Mok, Anna Lin Ruping, Xiong Lingyi, Lee Kin Mun and Chew Chong Tak. It is the standalone sequel to I Not Stupid (2002) and I Not Stupid Too (2006).[2][3]
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Chinese | 小孩不笨 3 |
Literal meaning | "Children Are Not Stupid 3" |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xiǎo hái bù bèn 3 |
Directed by | Jack Neo |
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Distributed by | mm2 Entertainment United International Pictures |
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Countries | Singapore Malaysia China Taiwan |
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Wang Zi Hao (Zhou Yuchen), a Chinese Primary 6 student from Shanghai, China residing in Singapore, faces academic pressure when his new classmate Jayden Lee Jun Wei (Camans Kong) frames him for cheating to maintain his top-ranking status. Meanwhile, Zi Hao's Mother, Wen Ting (Hu Jing), is falsely accused of illegal work by Jayden's competitive mother, Sophia (Jae Liew). Amidst the turmoil, the two mothers realise the toll on their sons and unite to prioritise their well-being over grades, fostering reconciliation.
Lensing ceremony was held on 13 June 2023.[5][6]
In an interview, director Jack Neo said that the education system in Singapore has gone through numerous changes since the release of I Not Stupid in 2002 and I Not Stupid Too in 2006, and the film will explore the consequences when certain things remain unchanged.[6][10]
90% of the filming took place onsite at a local school, with filming taking around 10 hours per day and with no night shots. The film centres around the four child actors Zhou Yuchen (age 11 as of July 2023), Goh Wee-Ann (age 12 as of July 2023), Camans Kong (age 13 as of July 2023) and Joseph Ng Zhiyang (age 11 as of July 2023). More than 2,000 people reportedly participated in the auditions for the film.[11] Among the 4 main cast members, the film marked the acting debut of Joseph Ng Zhiyang.[4]
Filming was scheduled to last till mid July 2023.[4] The screenplay was partially written by two Chinese scriptwriters who are based in Singapore. On the cast members, Hu Jing is a Chinese actress from Chuxiong, Yunnan, Kunming, China and child actor Zhou Yuchen is also from Shanghai, China. Child actor Camans Kong is from Malaysia while newbie child actor Joseph Ng Zhiyang is from Singapore and previously resided in China for a couple of years. Child actress Goh Wee-Ann is active in the local television scene and has won the Star Awards for Young Talent twice.[5]
Neo revealed that the film was released on 6 June 2024 during the school holidays in Singapore.[5][12] It was also released in Malaysia on 13 June 2024, and in China on 16 August 2024 and will eventually be released in Taiwan on 20 September 2024.
Tay Yek Keak of 8days gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, opining that the film, "despite good performances from both sets of mothers and sons, is long, long-winded and, like a dreaded year-end exam, it gets stuck kinda in the same old loop", and that the long-windedness of the film feels "like an exam checklist and sends [the storyline] to an average, unremarkable graduation."[13]
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