My Spy: The Eternal City

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My Spy: The Eternal City
My spy the eternal city poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed by Pete Segal
Written by
  • Erich Hoeber
  • Jon Hoeber
  • Pete Segal
Based on
Characters created
by
  • Jon Hoeber
  • Erich Hoeber
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLarry Blanford
Edited byJason Gourson
Music bySean Segal
Production
companies
Distributed by Amazon MGM Studios
Release date
  • July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)
Running time
113 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

My Spy: The Eternal City is a 2024 American action comedy film directed by Pete Segal, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jon and Eric Hoeber. A sequel to the 2020 film My Spy, it stars Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, and Ken Jeong reprising their roles from the previous film, with Flula Borg, Craig Robinson, and Anna Faris joining the main cast.

Contents

My Spy: The Eternal City was released in the United States on July 18, 2024.

Plot

JJ, now working a quiet desk job with the CIA and living in Virginia with his stepdaughter Sophie, is asked to chaperone her school choir trip to Italy. Sophie is 14 and growing tired of JJ’s constant supervision. She’s trying to impress her crush, Ryan, while her best friend Collin—who is also the son of JJ’s CIA boss—secretly has feelings for her.

Meanwhile, the CIA discovers that old Soviet nuclear bombs have resurfaced and may be connected to a plot involving a stolen hard drive and a threat against the Vatican. The situation escalates when Collin is kidnapped by a terrorist named Crane, forcing JJ, Sophie, CIA analyst Bobbi, and Collin’s father David Kim to chase the villains across Italy—from Venice to Rome.

The group works together to recover the hard drive, rescue Collin, and stop the attack. Along the way, Sophie matures and starts to understand JJ’s protectiveness, while JJ proves he’s not just a tough guy, but a caring parent. In the end, the mission succeeds, relationships grow stronger, and Sophie begins a budding romance with Collin.

Cast

Production

Amazon MGM Studios and STXfilms began exploring a sequel to the 2020 film in August 2020, after its success on Amazon Prime Video. [2] The film was confirmed in February 2023, with Pete Segal returning to direct and Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, and Ken Jeong reprising their roles. Anna Faris, Craig Robinson, and Flula Borg would also join the cast, with production beginning that month. [3] Filming concluded in Venice in May of that same year. [4]

Release

My Spy: The Eternal City was released in the United States via streaming on Prime Video by Amazon MGM Studios on July 18, 2024. [5] [6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 23% of 39 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10.The website's consensus reads: "Wasting Dave Bautista's crack comedic timing on a leaden script, this My Spy sequel is a mission failure." [7] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 36 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. [8]

References

  1. "My Spy: The Eternal City (12)". British Board of Film Classification . July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 11, 2020). "My Spy 2 Being Explored By STX & Amazon Studios". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. Grobar, Matt (February 22, 2023). "Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman & More Returning For My Spy Sequel At Prime Video; Anna Faris, Craig Robinson & Flula Borg Among New Additions". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. Northrup, Ryan (May 3, 2023). "Dave Bautista Confirms My Spy 2 Filming Wrap In Venice". Screen Rant . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  5. de la Fuente, Anne Marie (October 3, 2023). "Amazon Studios Now Called Amazon MGM Studios, Exec Pablo Iacoviello Reveals in Iberseries Keynote". Variety . Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  6. Bleving, Adam (April 18, 2024). "Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman Are Back in First 'My Spy: The Eternal City' Image". Collider . Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  7. "My Spy: The Eternal City". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved July 28, 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. "My Spy: The Eternal City". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 22, 2024.