Spy Kidsis back!
PEOPLE has the exclusive first-look photos and release date for directorRobert Rodriguez’sSpy Kids: Armageddon, rebooting the popular family franchise with brand-new characters.
In the teaser for the Netflix film, new young stars Connor Esterson and Everly Carganilla play siblings who discover their parents' (Gina RodriguezandZachary Levi) secret spy hideout. Their mother then appears via a hologram recording to let them know that “something has gone terribly wrong.”
Much likethe originalSpy Kidsmovie, the duo find themselves tasked with saving their parents after a failed mission and take up the espionage mantle themselves. They set out on an adventure, complete with spy planes, gadgets and the franchise’s trademark black jumpsuits and sunglasses.
“When the children of the world’s greatest secret agents unwittingly help a powerful Game Developer unleash a computer virus that gives him control of all technology, they must become spies themselves to save their parents and the world,” reads an official logline for the movie.
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Gina Rodriguez, Everly Carganilla, Connor Esterson and Zachary Levi in Netflix’sSpy Kids: Armageddon(2023).Courtesy of Netflix
Courtesy of Netflix
Asked whether the new film will connect to the originals, Rodriguez, who began working with Netflix for his 2020 family-friendly superhero movieWe Can Be Heroes, tells PEOPLE, “That’s top secret.”
But he does promise that much ofArmageddon “rings more true now than it did 20 years ago.”
“We have a really fun new cast, Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi are so wonderful together, and our newSpy KidsConnor and Everly are simply magical,” says Rodriguez, 55. “They are super talented, and very fun to watch.”
As for what keepsbringing him back to theSpy Kidsfranchise, the filmmaker says, “I’ve just heard from so many families how much they’ve enjoyed these films over the course of their lives. And now a lot of kids who enjoyed the first films as children are parents themselves and enjoy sharing them with their kids.”
Everly Carganilla and Connor Esterson in Netflix’sSpy Kids: Armageddon(2023).Courtesy of Netflix
The series' first three movies were released between 2001 and 2003, while a fourth film,All the Time in the World, was released in 2011.
A number of high-profile actors — including Rodriguez’s frequent collaboratorDanny Trejo,Alan Cummings,Steve Buscemi,Tony Shalhoub,Sylvester Stallone,George ClooneyandJessica Alba— all made appearances throughout the original film series.
PEOPLE confirmed aSpy Kidsreboot was in developmentback in January 2021. Rodriguez collaborated with his sonRacer Maxon the film’s script.
“Racer is my most valued collaborator; he knows what I like, having worked together since he could crawl, so our ideas mesh well,” the director says. “And he’s so hardworking — he runs circles around me, just like he did as a kid. I named him appropriately.“Spy Kids: Armageddonis on Netflix Sept. 22.
source: people.com
