When alien invaders kidnap Earth's superheroes, their kids are whisked away to a government safe house. But whip-smart tween Missy Moreno (Yaya Gosselin) will stop at nothing to rescue her superhero dad, Marcus Moreno (Pedro Pascal). Missy teams up with the rest of the superkids to escape their mysterious government babysitter, Ms. Granada (Priyanka Chopra-Jonas). If they're going to save their parents, they'll have to work together by using their individual powers - from elasticity to time control to predicting the future - and form an out-of-this-world team. Full of action and heart, WE CAN BE HEROES is directed by Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS, THE ADVENTURES OF SHARKBOY AND LAVAGIRL) and also stars Boyd Holbrook, Christian Slater, Chris McDonald, and Adriana Barraza.
With the new year comes a new band of superheroes. And this time, the day-savers are a little bit more petite than what you might be used to seeing on-screen. Robert Rodriguez's new film We Can Be Heroes will introduce us all to a group of talented kids who have to step up after Earth is invaded by a bunch of robotic squid-like aliens that abduct their parents - who all just happen to be part of the world's premier superhero squad called the Heroics.
Here's everything you need to know about We Can Be Heroes.
While many of the characters in We Can Be Heroes are brand new, the movie also takes place in the same universe as one of writer-director Robert Rodriguez's other family-friendly action-adventure films: 2005's The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D. That movie follows a 10-year-old named Max who has a big imagination and writes about an all-new world called Planet Drool, where his new friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl have gone to stand guard.
Max's family and classmates don't believe in his tall tales about encountering the two superheroes and learning about their planet. As such, they're all pretty surprised when Sharkboy and Lavagirl actually show up to his school to recruit Max to join them in saving their world. Max may not have grown gills from being raised by sharks or have the power of fire at his fingertips, but the film shows that even the smallest among us can become mighty in the face of a challenge. That's also the prevailing message of We Can Be Heroes, as the fate of the world rests in the tiny hands of this new group of tots, which includes Sharkboy and Lavagirl's own wave-riding daughter Guppy.
Familiar faces | 0:00
The Heroic Talent | 1:39
Kids who take charge | 3:24
Robert Rodriguez to the rescue | 4:21
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When alien invaders capture Earth’s superheroes, their kids must learn to work together to save their parents - and the planet.