I Not Stupid 3

I Not Stupid 3 (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. 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).

Plot
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.

Cast

 * Zhou Yuchen as Wang Zi Hao
 * Camans Kong as Jayden Lee Jun Wei
 * Hu Jing as Wen Ting, Wang Zi Hao's Mother
 * Jae Liew as Sophia, Jayden Lee's Mother
 * Goh Wee-Ann as Chen Jia Yao
 * Joseph Ng Zhiyang as Andy Lim
 * Collin Chee as Kelvin Lee, Jayden Lee's Father
 * Cheryl Desiree Chan as Ada, Chen Jia Yao's Mother
 * Xixi Lim as Andy Lim's Mother
 * Ben Logan Sng as Andy Lim's Father
 * Glenn Yong as Mr. Lee, Class 6A's form teacher and Mathematics Teacher.
 * Terence Cao as Mr. Lim, Class 6A's Science Teacher.
 * Selena Tan as Mrs. Tan, the school principal of the primary school, similar to her role from I Not Stupid Too as the school principal of Tom Yeo (Shawn Lee) and Lim Chengcai's (Joshua Ang)'s secondary school, and both of them are not part of this film either. Tan previously portrayed the role as the mother of Terry Khoo (portrayed by Huang Po Ju, who isn't part of the prequel and this film) from the first installment, in which she spoke a majority of English dialogue during the first film, and spoke inarticulate Mandarin Chinese, as seen in the second film that she was attempting to speak fluent Chinese while mixing some with English. She is also the only cast member who has appeared in all 3 installments of the franchise thus far.
 * Patricia Mok as Mdm. Mok, the discipline mistress of the primary school, similar to her role as Ms. Tan from I Not Stupid.
 * Anna Lin Ruping as Class 6A's English Teacher, not to be confused with her role as Mrs. Alicia Tan, the school principal from another secondary school from I Not Stupid Too.
 * Xiong Lingyi as Xiao Hui, a Chinese mother and Wen Ting's best friend from Shanghai, China.
 * Lee Kin Mun, better known as mrbrown, as the director, CEO and school principal of Xin Yuan Fei Edu Hub, one of the tuition centres in Singapore.
 * Chew Chong Tak as Class 6A's Chinese Teacher.
 * Richard Low as Jerry Khoo reprising his role from I Not Stupid (cameo)
 * Jack Neo as Mr. Liu reprising his role from I Not Stupid (cameo)

Production
Lensing ceremony was held on 13 June 2023.

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.

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. Among the 4 main cast members, the film marked the acting debut of Joseph Ng Zhiyang.

Filming was scheduled to last till mid July 2023. 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.

Release
Director Neo revealed that the film was released on 6th of June, 2024 during the school holidays in Singapore.