Netflix's Spy Kids movies starred Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa PenaVega, and Daryl Sabara as of the Cortez family. The Spy Kids films made over $300 million worldwide on small budgets. Rodriguez attempted to reboot the series in 2011 with a new family led by Jessica Alba and Joel McHale, but it received the worst reviews of the franchise and had the lowest box office performance.
The Spy Kids franchise is set to make a big comeback in the near future, more than a decade after the last installment in the franchise. It was announced in early 2022 that Rodriguez signed a deal with Netflix to reboot the popular family franchise for the streaming titan. The announcement came with confirmation that Rodriguez would write and direct the new installment after working with Netflix on new Spy Kids movie would bring back any of the original cast as part of the reboot.
Now, it has been announced that the Spy Kids reboot has a brand new family. A report from Deadline revealed that Shazam!'s Zachary Levi are set to play the ex-spy parents in the new film. They will be ed by Everly Carganilla (The Afterparty) and newcomer Connor Esterson, who will each play one of their children. The casting marks the latest collaboration between Rodriguez and Netflix, as she previously headlined the animated Carmen Sandiego series.
In addition to revealing that Rodriguez and Levi will headline Netflix's Spy Kids reboot cast, it also appears that the first plot details have been revealed. This report states that the film takes place after the kids of secret agents accidentally help a powerful game developer release a computer virus, which gives him complete control over all technology. The virus paves the way for the children to become spies and help their parents save the world.
Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of familiarity with how Netflix's new Spy Kids movie is shaping up compared to past entries. The film still focuses on a Mexican family of spies who get wrapped up in a plot to save the world. The computer virus plot sounds a bit like what happened in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over even. There is also a good chance Danny Trejo cameos. It will be interesting to see how Rodriguez attempts to keep the franchise fresh in its fifth installment. But, it is now clear that Netflix's Spy Kids reboot cast is in good hands with Rodriguez and Levi at the forefront.
Source: Deadline
