The year was 2001.
They’re not cool enough!"
Adults liked it, too; the first film has an impressive 93% Fresh rating onRotten Tomatoes.
“Part of it is I write for both [adults and children].
I am the parent and the kid,” Rodriguez toldCBR.
“I’m such a big kid.”
Four sequels have followed, and the cast has rotated in and out over the years.
Impressively, most of the film’s stars are still quite active in Hollywood.
“That was pushing the envelope for the time.”
In 2014, Vega married “Big Time Rush” star Carlos Pena, and they combined their names.
Unfortunately, they are not all that interested.
“My kids only watch ‘Sharkboy and Lavagirl,'” she toldE!
News, referencing Robert Rodriguez’s other film for kids.
“They don’t like ‘Spy Kids.'”
He seems to have had a great time on set with the other stars of the film.
In particular, Sabara toldEntertainment Tonightthat Antonio Banderas joked around with them while shooting.
He also got along well with his on-screen sister, and that relationship bled off-screen, too.
“Alexa was really nice,” he said.
“We acted like brother and sister.
We’d play-fight and we’d fight sometimes.
But it was fun!”
He’s also had a few small TV roles on shows like “Weeds.”
Sabara has a son named Riley with Trainor, meaning the former spy kid is now a dad.
“Riley is now teaching me to play,” he added.
In fact, they only get into the business because their spy parents have been kidnapped.
Furthermore, she noted just how young she was at the time.
“I was 27 when I played that role!”
Gugino has enjoyed a long career in the decades since the film.
“His character is too important,” Rodriguez toldCinemablend.
I love that."
“Everyone is welcome and anything could happen.”
In 2023, Cumming lampooned Broadway in the second season of Apple TV+ original “Schmigadoon.”
The show includes stars like Cecily Strong, Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana DeBose, and more.
Cumming toldAwardsRadarthat he loves being surrounded by his peers.
However, the “Machete” films are most definitely not kid-friendly they’re films full of bloody violence.
The now-grown PenaVega’s racy costume surprised her co-star on set.
After all, he’d worked with her as a child.
“I was almost in shock,” he recalled.
In addition to still being a prolific actor, Trejo is now a restaurant mogul.
His restaurants, like Trejo’s Tacos, have multiple locations all around Los Angeles.
He also writes cookbooks.
“My mom gave me her whole 80 years’ worth of recipes,” he toldSharp Magazine.
The book “Trejo’s Cantina” contains recipes for non-alcoholic cocktails, which Trejo is particularly proud of.
Trejo’s restaurants allow non-drinkers to blend in.
“I’m throughout the movie!”
After “Spy Kids,” Hatcher went on to play Susan on “Desperate Housewives.”
He toldVulturethat the film’s whimsical visual identity was one of the things that drew him to the project.
“I didn’t question that at all.
I embraced it fully.”
He toldEntertainment Weeklythat the speech resonated with his own life.
“I related to it because I have two daughters around the age of the character of Midge.
I’ve seen them grow and evolve and become advocates for themselves,” he beamed.
The “E.R.”
“We even have a new Devlin, played this time by D.J.
Cotrona, filling in for George Clooney,” Rodriguez toldNetflix.
Clooney’s star has only risen in the years since “Spy Kids.”
Between then and now, Clooney has been nominated for an impressive eight Academy Awards, winning two.
In recent years, the “Gravity” star has focused primarily on directing.
“I haven’t been acting very much lately.
Studios balked, given the violent reputation of most of the director’s films.
Marin is still a prolific actor.
It features over 700 works of art that he’s collected over the years.
“It will be like Disneyland or Vegas,” he toldWidewalls Magazineof his lofty ambitions for the museum.
“Seriously, my goal is to make Riverside an international art destination.”
He toldHollywoodLifethat he had a message for other celebs trying to get in on the marijuana game.
“It’s a tough business,” he said.
“Good luck!”
They saw, like, Robert Patrick,” he toldYahoo.
“My kid can’t watch anything that I make!”
he recalled Paxton saying.
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