Director Robert Rodriguez confirms that filming on Netflix's upcoming Spy Kids reboot has officially wrapped. First announced in 2021, many were delighted that the beloved 2000s franchise Spy Kids would be making an exciting return to screens, with Rodriguez once again at the helm. With the film reportedly set to be titled Spy Kids: Armageddon, it was confirmed earlier this summer that Zachary Levi and Gina Rodriguez would be the latest stars to lead a new family of secret agents, with Everly Carganilla and Connor Esterson also set to star.
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Spy Kids will revisit Rodriguez's popular family-friendly franchise that previously saw Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino star alongside Alexa PenaVega and Daryl Sabara. With the Cortez family having been the focus of the original Spy Kids trilogy, before Spy Kids 4 shifted the focus on to a new family led by Jessica Alba and Joe McHale, it's not yet known whether any of these ex-spies will be making an appearance in Rodriguez's latest installment. As of right now, much of what can be expected from this upcoming Spy Kids reboot, aside from its core cast, remains shrouded in mystery, however, the film's production has just received a major update.
Taking to Instagram, Rodriguez confirms that filming on the Spy Kids reboot has officially wrapped. The director confirmed the news by sharing two sweet images of both him and his son, one image from the set of Spy Kids 2 in 2002 and one from this new project. Rodriguez shared that they had "just wrapped a new SPYkids for Netflix" prompting an influx of comments from those excited to see the director's new project. Check out Rodriguez's post below.
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Rodriguez has a history with Netflix – 2020 saw his film We Can Be Heroes enjoy considerable success on the platform, with the film serving as a sequel to another of his previous projects, 2005's The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Both Netflix and Rodriguez will surely be hoping to replicate this success with this upcoming Spy Kids reboot, with the film set to follow the story of a powerful game developer who is accidentally granted control over all technology, leading this new spy family to step up in order to help save the world. With filming now officially complete on Spy Kids, many will likely be hoping for a confirmed release date for the project in the near future.
As Spy Kids now enters its post-production stages, it will be interesting to find out what Rodriguez has up his sleeve this time around. More than 20 years on from the first film's release, it remains to be seen whether this new reboot can capture the same light-hearted family fun of its predecessors, the exact quality that drove the original trilogy to success. Many will also likely be excited to see Spy Kids' two lead stars, Levi and Rodriguez in these new roles, as well as to discover just what sort of adventures lie ahead for their family as a new villain threatens the fate of the world.