My Spy: The Eternal City

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My Spy: The Eternal City
Directed by Peter Segal
Written by
  • Jon Hoeber
  • Erich Hoeber
  • Peter Segal
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLarry Blanford
Edited byJason Gourson
Production
companies
Distributed by Amazon MGM Studios
Release date
  • July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

My Spy: The Eternal City is an upcoming American spy comedy film directed by Peter Segal. It is the sequel to the 2020 film My Spy with Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal and Ken Jeong reprising their roles from the previous film. [1]

Contents

Premise

JJ is convinced to accompany Sophie on her school trip to Italy, where they become involved in a terrorist plot.

Cast

Production

Amazon Studios and STXfilms began exploring a sequel to the 2020 film in August 2020, after the success on Amazon Prime Video. [2] The film was confirmed in February 2023, with Peter 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 that same year. [4]

Release

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

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