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Wikipedia article
'Secret Headquarters' is a 2022 American superhero film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who co-wrote the movie with Christopher L. Yost and Josh Koenigsberg, based on a story by Yost. Starring Owen Wilson, Walker Scobell, Jesse Williams, Keith L. Williams, Momona Tamada, Charles Melton, and Michael Pea, the plot follows a child (Scobell) and his friends (K. L. Williams, Tamada) who begins to suspect his father (Wilson) might be a superhero after discovering a secret headquarters in his basement.
The film premiered at the Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia on August 8, 2022, and was released in the United States on August 12, 2022, on Paramount+. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
Jack Kincaid is The Guard, a superhero chosen by an alien artifact to inherit its powers and save the world, but his hero duties cause him to neglect his parental duties to his son Charlie, driving a wedge between them. When Charlie stays at Jack's house for his birthday, he invites his friends Berger, Lizzie, and Maya over, where they find Jack's underground lair and find out his secret identity. Meanwhile, a weapons CEO named Ansel Argon wants to use The Guard's power source for his own sinister schemes.
After the kids use Jack's gadgets, Argon's head mercenary, Sean Irons, brings his team to track down the power source. The kids fight back, and Jack manages to arrive just in time, but when Berger sends the source through a portal connected to his locker at school, Argon uses one of Jack's gadgets to get his own suit and kidnap Berger to find the source. Charlie leads his friends, plus Irons, to get their own gadgets to fight back. The showdown takes place during the school dance, ending with Charlie sending Argon through a portal to another dimension with a grenade. He ends up dancing with Maya and kissing her.
Charlie ends up joining Jack so they fight crime together.
Cast
* Walker Scobell as Charlie Kincaid
** Louie Chaplin Moss as Younger Charlie Kincaid
* Owen Wilson as Jack Kincaid/The Guard, a superhero.
* Keith L. Williams as Berger
* Momona Tamada as Maya Monroe
* Michael Pea as Ansel Argon
* Jesse Williams as Sean Irons
* Charles Melton as Hawaii
* Abby James Witherspoon as Lizzie
* Kezii Curtis as Big Mac
* Jessie Mueller as Lily Kincaid
* Lucius Baston as Jerry the Janitor
* DK Metcalf as Coach Hammer
* Dustin Ingram as Jersey
* Levy Tran as Virginia
* Michael Anthony as Wisconsin
* Lav Luv as Umpire
* Dayna Beilenson as Ms. Squint
Vehicles
'Secret Headquarters' features a number of futuristic and concept vehicles:
XP Zero electric motorcycle, designed by vehicle designer Hugo Eccles, manufactured by Untitled Motorcycles in California
ID. Buzz electric van, manufactured by Volkswagen Group
ID.4 electric small SUV, manufactured by Volkswagen Group
Trident 660 motorcycle, manufactured by Triumph Motorcycles
Production
'Secret Headquarters' was announced on May 6, 2021, when it was reported that Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman would direct the film for Paramount Pictures and would also work on the current draft for the project with Josh Koenigsberg from an original idea by Christopher Yost. In May 2021, Owen Wilson was cast in an undisclosed role. Principal photography began in Atlanta, Georgia on May 25, 2021. In June, Michael Pea, Walker Scobell, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams, Abby James Witherspoon, and Kezii Curtis were all announced as part of the cast. In July 2021, Jesse Williams joined the cast as the villain. Lorne Balfe composed the score.
Release
'Secret Headquarters' was released on Paramount+ on August 12, 2022. It was originally scheduled to be released in theaters on August 5, 2022 before moving to streaming on the same date. The film's red carpet premiere took place at the Signature Theater in New York City on August 8, 2022.
Critical reception
Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."References
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