Gina Rodriguez; Zachary Levi.Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty; Morgan Lieberman/FilmMagic
Zachary LeviandGina Rodriguezare suiting up.
The duo are set to star inRobert Rodriguez’s upcoming reboot of his own 2001 filmSpy Kids, which featuredAntonio BanderasandCarla Guginoin the main adult roles.
The movie will premiere onNetflixand, according to Deadline, “is set after 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, leading them to become spies themselves to save their parents and the world.”
PEOPLE confirmed areboot was in developmentback in January 2021. According toVariety, first to report the news, it will focus on a multi-cultural family of international spies, like its predecessor.
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Spy Kids(2001).Everett Collection
The original film starring Gugino, 50, and Banderas, 61, followed brother and sister Carmen and Juni Cortez (Alexa PenaVegaandDaryl Sabara) who are ignorant of their parents' work for the Organization of Super Spies.
Banderas and Gugino respectively played Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez, Carmen and Juni’s parents. When the two are kidnapped, it’s up to their kids to save them. The movie also featured Rodriguez’s frequent collaboratorDanny Trejoas the kids' uncle.
The film grossed $147 million at the global box office when it debuted in theaters. The success led to three sequels: 2002’sSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, 2003’sSpy Kids 3-D: Game Overand 2011’sSpy Kids: All the Time in the World.
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While no other casting announcements have been made as of now,Emily Osment, who starred in the second and third films, previously told PEOPLE she’d “absolutely” be down for another.
“I just saw Matt O’Leary, who played my older brother Gary … a couple days ago, and it’s like nothing has changed,” she said in the 2017 interview.
“I love living in L.A. because you never know who you’re gonna run into,” added Osment, 30. “It’s nice to know that after all these years, nothing really has changed.”
As for potentiallymaking aSpy Kidssequel appearancehappen, she joked, “I think we should. Call Robert Rodriguez right now, we’ll do it!”
source: people.com
