The film may have already been forgotten by some, but in 2020, Robert Rodriguez (“From Dusk Till Dawn”) delivered “We Can Be Heroes,” one of the most successful Netflix films of all time to date. With more than 137 million views, the fantasy adventure is in 6th place in the Netflix top 10. A sequel was given the green light in 2021 – but after that the project became strangely quiet.
Now, director Robert Rodriguez has spoken out and talked about “We Can Be Heroes 2.” The loose sequel to “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl” is not yet off the table at Netlix. That would be more than strange after the first part was such a big hit for the streaming service with the big red N. Opposite Rodriguez said this about the sequel:
“The biggest rush is to make a sequel because the kids are growing up. Although the script has always taken that into account, they should be on a higher level, so to speak. And I love the idea of kids seeing their favorite characters grow so exponentially on screen and realizing that time flies by. You say, “Oh yeah, Guppy was so and so old in the first movie. I’ve watched it over and over and now she’s…’ You can imagine how they grow and develop and how their brains develop in such leaps and bounds. So I think time is in our favor.”
Robert Rodriguez was also concerned about wanting to film a sequel before the child or young cast grew up in his ‘Spy Kids’ films – fittingly, today, September 22, 2023, is the latest installment ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon .’ launched on Netflix. Of course, Rodriguez’s statement doesn’t tell us when to expect “We Can Be Heroes 2” to start. But you can bet that Missy (YaYa Gosselin), Ojo (Hala Finley), and Guppy (Vivien Lyra Blair) will return.