We had previously reported that Dave Bautista confirmed his next project to be the sequel of My Spy, the 2020 family comedy. Prime Video has now revealed that the film’s production, titled My Spy: The Eternal City is confirmed. They have also revealed that actors Anna Faris, Craig Robinson, and Flula Borg are a part of the cast.
The sequel will also star actors from the first film in the series, including, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, and Ken Jeong. The roles of the newly added cast members are yet to be revealed by the makers.
The original My Spy followed JJ, a CIA operative monitoring the in-laws of a dangerous illegal arms dealer who may be in possession of plans for a small nuclear weapon. During the mission, however, he ends up the pawn of the family’s 9-year-old daughter who blackmails him into teaching her tricks of the spy trade and spending time with her. The film ended on a lighthearted note with JJ moving in with Sophie and her mother Kate in Chicago after being re-instated with the CIA.
My Spy: The Eternal City will start by showing Sophie as a teenager persuading JJ to chaperone a school trip to Italy and to Rome (sometimes called the eternal city). As expected the trip goes haywire when they find themselves forced to stop an international terrorist plot targeting Sophie’s best friend, Colin and his father, who happens to be CIA chief David Kim.
My Spy: The Eternal City will be directed by Peter Segal who directed the prequel. Jon and Erich Hoeber are writing the script for the film. The film’s extended cast also includes Billy Barratt, Taeho K, Nicola Correia-Damude, Noah Dalton Danby, and Devere Rogers, some of them reprising their role from My Spy. The sequel will also be produced by Amazon Studios and is expected to debut on Prime Video.
With production beginning in late February, My Spy: The Eternal City could potentially see a release in early 2024.