It is loosely based on Jules Verne's 1873 novel of the same name, and for comedic reasons, intentionally deviated wildly from the novel and included a number of anachronistic elements.

It stars Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile de France and Jim Broadbent, with Ewen Bremner, Ian McNeice, Karen Joy Morris, Roger Hammond and David Ryall in supporting roles.

Fogg and Passepartout take a carriage out of London after a confrontation with corrupt Inspector Fix, hired by Kelvin.

Pretending to take Fogg to see Thomas Edison, Passepartout leads him to impressionist painting student Monique La Roche.

The men convince Hapi to release Monique or they will damage his personal statue of "The Thinker", which is accidentally smashed.

Fogg desires to continue alone, disappointed and feeling used by his companions after finding out that through a picture of Lau and his family members in the village.

Kelvin proclaims himself the victor, but Monique, Fix and other ministers protest against his abuse and unfair methods.

Around the same time, 20th Century Fox and Good Machine were developing their own version with Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner writing the screenplay.

[5][6] When Frank Coraci got involved, he went back to read the original novel and watch the 1956 film, where he realized that the story didn't really have a driving lead character.

[9] After Chan was cast, the filmmakers settled on lesser known character actor Steve Coogan for Fogg.

Walden Media was in charge of investing the film while Summit Entertainment handled foreign sales.

Paramount Pictures acquired domestic distribution rights, and set a release date for 21 November 2003.

[10][11] Principal photography began on 13 March 2003 in Thailand, followed by a three month shoot at Babelsberg Studio in Berlin.

The film was released on DVD and VHS in the United States on 2 November 2004 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 32% approval rating, based on 128 reviews, with an average score of 4.79/10, with the site's consensus stating: "Hit-and-miss family fare that bears only the slightest resemblance to Verne's novel.

[20] Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote: "Takes plenty of liberties with the material and never generates much genuine excitement, but provides an agreeable ride without overloading it with contemporary filmmaking mannerisms.