In the new movie Mini Spieswe do not see Alexa PenaVega and Daryl Sabara, who were the protagonists of the trilogy that started the franchise in the early 2000s. This is due to a firm decision by director Robert Rodriguez.
In interview with Yahoo! EntertainmentRodriguez clarified that the brand new reboot, Mini Spies: Armageddonwhich premiered a few days ago in streamingit was an opportunity to start from scratch and introduce a new family of protagonists in this universe:
“I wanted to reset everything with a new family. How had so much happened [desde Mini espías 4: Los ladrones del tiempo, de 2011]it was important to start the franchise from scratch and continue from there.”
The last time Sabara and PenaVega appeared in a film related to the saga was 12 years ago. The adventure presented its characters, Carmen and Juni Cortez, as close relatives of the new generation of spies, played by Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Jessica Alba and Joel McHale. With its extended cameos, that film was considered part of the canon. However, things are different now.
Mini Spies: Armageddon, again, it’s an origin story. There, we meet Tony and Patty Torrez, and their parents, Nora Torrez and Terrence Tango, played by Connor Esterson, Everly Carganilla, Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi, respectively.
Although Robert Rodriguez did not conceive this adventure as a sequel, he confessed in the same interview that, if he were to make more films, he would not hesitate to connect them to what was seen in the past:
“I would love to bring back [a sus personajes], I would love to connect the worlds. It would be very fun. It could still be in the same world, so if we get to make more movies, there could easily be legacy characters coming back.”
Interestingly, the fact that Juni and Carmen do not appear in the film does not mean that the actors who brought them to life were not involved in its filming process. During a recent talk with the media, in which PREMIERE Cinema was present, the director shared that Alexa PenaVega visited the filming set:
“The original Minispies, Carmen and Juni, are both parents, she has three children. She visited the set. “We couldn’t believe how quickly time has passed.”
Mini Spies: Armageddon is now available on Netflix.
José Roberto Landaverde I am fascinated by writing, listening, reading and commenting on everything related to cinema. I love music and I am a fan of The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac and Paramore. My favorite movies are Rocky and Back to the Future and obviously one day I will climb the “Philly Steps” and drive a DeLorean. Faithful believer that cinema is the best teleporting machine, and also that on the big screen we can all see ourselves represented.