After the success of We can be heroesNetflix has teamed up with Robert Rodriguez again, but this time to reboot the fan favorite Spy children franchise. Although there is no official name, the new film is expected to be called Spy Kids: Armageddon and will focus on a new family of spies. Here’s everything we know about the new movie.
Robert Rodriguez will once again write, produce and direct the film, just like the first four Spy children installments.
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Rodriguez recently did the aforementioned We can be heroes Netflix movie and episodes for star Wars series The Mandalorian and The Boba Fett Book.
We can be heroes takes place in the Spy Kids universe, serving as a sequel to the 2005 film The adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. This film became one of the most successful children’s films in the history of Netflix, watched by 53 million households in the first four weeks of the service.
Pictured: We can be heroes
The new film will be made in partnership with Skydance Media and Spy children rights owner Spyglass Media, which signed a deal with Rodriguez a year ago to work on redeveloping the property.
Spy Kids: Armageddonalthough untitled at the time, it was originally announced on March 30, 2022.
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, who will oversee development and production. Elizabeth Avelan and Racer Max will also produce. Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oyatagere will executive produce.
What is the plot of Spy Kids: Armageddon?
Details about the film’s plot are very scarce, but we do have a small logline:
“A reboot of a classic family franchise that will revolve around the activities of a multicultural family. Tony and Patty must use all their gaming skills to save their spy parents who have been kidnapped by an evil man.
Netflix also provided another synopsis for the upcoming reboot:
“When the children of the world’s greatest secret agents unwittingly help a powerful game developer release a computer virus that gives him control over all technology, they must become spies themselves to save their parents and the world.”
Two child spies whose parents are kidnapped certainly resembles the scenario of the first one Spy children movie with Tony and Patty are the new Juni and Carmen.
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It is currently unclear whether Spy Kids: Armageddon is a full hard reset or a soft reset.
In the case of the former, this would be the case The karate kid starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, which is in a whole separate universe from the original The karate kid movies and Cobra Kai. Therefore, there are no signs of The karate kid may ever appear in Cobra Kai.
But if it’s just a soft reboot in the same universe as the original movies, there’s a very good chance the original cast will make an appearance. Perhaps the older Juni and Carmen can even become something of a mentor to the new kids, as is often the case with legacy characters. In our opinion, the most likely character to return is Danny Trejo as Machete with his cool spy gadgets.
Who is thrown into Spy Kids: Armageddon?
So far, there have been two waves of casting announcements for Netflix’s new Spy Kids movie.
The first batch of announcements came in June 2022 with Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin, LOST OLLY), Zachary Levy (Shazam!, chuck), Everly Carganilla (Yes day), and Connor Esterson added to the cast.
In July 2022, it was announced that Billy Magnussen was set to star.
DJ Cotrona (GI Joe: Retribution) is also expected to star in the film as it is Neil Kodinski (1883), who will play the villain Vargos.
Spy Kids Reboot Cast Grid – Photos by: IMDb and Getty Images
What is the production status of Spy Kids: Armageddon?
on Netflix Spy Kids: Armageddon it is now under development with a little more detail
Filming has reportedly begun in mid-June 2022, with filming taking place in Austin, Texas.
On August 31, Robert Rodriguez took to Instagram to share that they had finished the new film.
In the post, the film’s director and writer said:
“Just wrapped a new SPYkids for @Netflix working with my son Racer Max! The first photo is from the set of SPYkids 2 in 2002. Not much has changed, only now he’s a co-writer, co-producer and a little heavier.”
Cover photo for Netflix’s Spy Kids reboot – Photo: Instagram
What is the Netflix release date Spy Kids: Armageddon?
Netflix has not announced a release date Spy Kids: Armageddon, but given its early stage of development, it would make sense that the film won’t be released for a while. Maybe second half of 2023.
We’ll let you know as soon as we know more details – watch this space!