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Spy Kidsis back!
Robert Rodriguez, who directed the original 2001 film, is set to write and direct a reboot of the film for Spyglass Media, PEOPLE confirms.
The new movie, like its predecessor, will focus on a multi-cultural family of international spies, according toVarietywho was first to report the news.
The 2001 film starringCarla GuginoandAntonio Banderasfollowed 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 collaborator Danny Trejo (Machete) as 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.
Rodriguez, who has directedSin City, Alita: Battle Angel, We Can Be HeroesandFrom Dusk till Dawnamong others, opened up in July 2020 aboutthe challenges he faced while filmingSpy Kids.
The filmmaker, who also wrote the movie, said during a virtual panel at Comic-Con@Home that his greatest creative victory was convincing the studio behind the children’s film to let him have Latin characters lead the hit movie.
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“There were no roles being written for Latins at that time, back in 1999, nor were they being cast. If I wasn’t Latin, I would have given up the fight,” the director said. “When you’re doing anything that’s new, this just happens to be about diversity, you’re going to get a question and you have to have a good answer. They weren’t being d— or anything, they’ve just never seen it before.”
“You don’t have to be British to enjoy James Bond. By being more specific, you’re being more universal,” Rodriguez said. “For those who are Latin, in particular, it means so much. It changes their whole future about what is possible.”
source: people.com
