Kim Possible (film)

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Kim Possible
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Genre
Based on
Written by
  • Josh Cagan
  • Bob Schooley
  • Mark McCorkle
Directed by Adam Stein
Zach Lipovsky
Starring
Opening theme"Call Me, Beep Me!" performed by Sadie Stanley [1]
Ending theme"Call Me, Beep Me!" performed by Sadie Stanley [2] [ better source needed ]
Composer Jim Dooley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Bob Schooley
  • Mark McCorkle
  • Zanne Devine
Producers
  • Mandy Spencer-Phillips
  • Bridget Hill
CinematographyChristopher Baffa
EditorSabrina Pitre
Running time86 minutes
Production companyMiddleton Productions
Original release
Network Disney Channel
ReleaseFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Related
Kim Possible (2002–07)

Kim Possible is an American made-for-TV action comedy film that premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on Disney Channel on February 15, 2019. Based on the animated series of the same name created by Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, the film stars Sadie Stanley, Sean Giambrone, and Ciara Riley Wilson.

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Plot

In Europe, American high school students and crimefighters Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable have thwarted a world dominating scheme of Professor Dementor and rescued Dr. Glopman, whom Dementor had kidnapped.

As Kim and Ron start their first day of school, they meet a new student named Athena and take her on a mission to stop the plot of the evil Dr. Drakken. Athena (a skilled bōjutsuka) defeats Drakken's henchwoman Shego, making her the topic of conversation at Middleton High School despite Kim's jealousy. When the school honors Athena and her good deed, Shego and Drakken force their way into the ceremony. Kim tries to defeat Shego and her army of henchwomen but falls to the ground, leaving Athena vulnerable to kidnap. Athena is kidnapped, and Kim is laughed at. After Kim talks with her family and Ron, they decide to rescue Athena from Drakken's and Shego's lair.

At the lair, Kim discovers Athena is part of Drakken's and Shego's plan to steal Kim's motivational essence and transfer it into Drakken with his brain-modulating device. Athena is revealed to be an android built by Drakken, specifically for this. As Kim short-circuits the transfer machine, Drakken is de-aged into a pre-adolescent version of himself. Despite Kim's insistence that she save herself, Athena stays behind to turn off the now-unstable machine. The lair explodes and Athena is presumed killed, but it is revealed that she has survived the explosion. Kim and Ron take her home to be repaired and programmed to be a hero alongside themselves.

During the credits, Drakken, posing as a gifted student with Shego posing as his mother, enrolls at Kim's school and begins his plan to defeat her.

Cast

Production

Development

In between working on the first and second seasons of the Kim Possible animated series, creators Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle had begun writing a script for a live-action film adaptation, which ultimately never came to fruition due to unknown reasons. [4]

On February 7, 2018, it was announced that a live-action film based on the animated series Kim Possible was in production at Disney Channel. The series' creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley served as executive producers, as did Josh Cagan, Zanne Devine, Adam B. Stein, and Zach Lipovsky. [5] [6] On April 25, 2018, it was announced that the film would go into production in mid-2018 for a 2019 premiere. [7] [8] The film is a production of Middleton Productions. [9] [10] On December 7, 2018, it was announced that the film would premiere on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW on February 15, 2019. [11] [12]

Casting

On April 25, 2018, Sadie Stanley and Sean Giambrone were cast in the film. [7] [8] On May 25, 2018, it was announced that Alyson Hannigan, Connie Ray, Todd Stashwick, Taylor Ortega, Ciara Wilson, and Erika Tham were cast in the film. [13] [14] On June 22, 2018, it was announced that Raven's Home star Issac Ryan Brown was cast in the film. [15] On August 11, 2018, it was announced that Christy Carlson Romano and Patton Oswalt were cast in the film. [16] [17] On January 14, 2019, it was announced that Nancy Cartwright was cast in the film. [18] [19]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 4, 2018 and wrapped on July 23, 2018. [20] [21]

Reception

Ratings

During its premiere in the 8:00 pm time slot, Kim Possible attracted 1.24 million viewers with a 0.22 rating for people aged 18–49, making it the lowest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie premiere of the last decade until 2021's Disney Channel Original Movie, Under Wraps. [22] [23]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. [24]

Brian Lowry of CNN wrote: "It's all a good deal of fun, bringing the animated show to life while riffing on those conventions. That said, the tone can be a bit uneven, with Stanley nicely turning Kim into a flesh-and-blood girl, while Giambrone's Ron is played much closer to the cartoon version." [25] Petrana Radulovic of Polygon said that the film "keeps the true spirit of the DCOMs many of us grew up with — Wendy Wu Homecoming Warrior , Halloweentown and Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century among them", and added: "Kim Possible is campy and hammers in its message with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, but that's not a critique. It just means that Kim Possible is, like most in the DCOM canon, a fun movie, and little else." [26]

Accolades

Sabrina Pitre was nominated at the 2020 Canadian Cinema Editors Awards in the category Best Editing in Family - Series or MOW, Live Action for her work on this film. [27]

Miniseries

The film was followed by the miniseries Kim Hushable which aired between June 5 and 24, 2019. [28] The shorts take place after the movie and focus on Kim, Ron, and Athena as they help out in a library during spring break, all while dealing with various rogues and impressing Mr. Dewey. Warhok and Warmonga, who appeared in the original series, make an appearance in the shorts.

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