My Spy: The Eternal City

My Spy: The Eternal City
My Spy: The Eternal City
	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	Chris Bender; Pete Segal; Jake Weiner; Robert Simonds; Gigi Pritzker; Dave Bautista; Jonathan Meisner;
Starring	Dave Bautista; Chloe Coleman; Kristen Schaal; Flula Borg; Craig Robinson; Anna Faris; Ken Jeong;
Cinematography	Larry Blanford
Edited by	Jason Gourson
Music by	Sean Segal
Production; companies	STXfilms; Madison Wells Studios; Good Fear; Callahan Filmworks; Dogbone Entertainment;
Distributed by	Amazon MGM Studios
Release date	July 18, 2024;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

My Spy: The Eternal City is a 2024 American spy 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.

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

Premise

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

Cast

Dave Bautista as JJ
Chloe Coleman as Sophie
Kristen Schaal as Bobbi
Ken Jeong as David Kim
Anna Faris as Nancy
Flula Borg as Crane
Taeho K as Collin
Billy Barratt as Ryan
Craig Robinson as Connelly
Nicola Correia-Damude as Christina
Noah Danby as Todd

Production

Amazon MGM Studios and STXfilms began exploring a sequel to the 2020 film in August 2020, after its success on Amazon Prime Video.^[1] 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.^[2] Filming concluded in Venice in May of that same year.^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 15% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4/10.^[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 38 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.^[7]

References

^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 11, 2020). "My Spy 2 Being Explored By STX & Amazon Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ 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.
^ Northrup, Ryan (May 3, 2023). "Dave Bautista Confirms My Spy 2 Filming Wrap In Venice". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "My Spy: The Eternal City". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "My Spy: The Eternal City". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

External links

[1] D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 11, 2020). "My Spy 2 Being Explored By STX & Amazon Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[2] 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.

[3] Northrup, Ryan (May 3, 2023). "Dave Bautista Confirms My Spy 2 Filming Wrap In Venice". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[Rotten_Tomatoes-6] "My Spy: The Eternal City". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[Metacritic-7] "My Spy: The Eternal City". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

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