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Secret Headquarters is a 2022 American superhero comedy 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.[1] Starring Owen Wilson, Walker Scobell, Jesse Williams, Keith L. Williams, Momona Tamada, Charles Melton, and Michael Peña, 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 can 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 Peña 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
  • David Lengel as Coach Skipper

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.[2] In May 2021, Owen Wilson was cast in an undisclosed role.[3] Principal photography began in Atlanta, Georgia on May 25, 2021.[4][5] In June, Michael Peña, Walker Scobell, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams, Abby James Witherspoon, and Kezii Curtis were all announced as part of the cast.[6] In July 2021, Jesse Williams joined the cast as the villain.[7] Lorne Balfe composed the score.[8]

Release[]

Secret Headquarters was released on Paramount+ on August 12, 2022.[9] It was originally scheduled to be released in theaters on August 5, 2022 before moving to streaming on the same date.[10][11][12] The film's red carpet premiere took place at the Signature Theater in New York City on August 8, 2022.[13]

Critical reception[]

Based on 46 professional critic reviews, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 5.3% of those reviews were positive, with an average rating of 35/10. On the website, the critics' consensus reads, "There are far worse family viewing options, but given the talent assembled, Secret Headquarters is a disappointingly bland and muddled action movie."[14] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]

References[]

  1. Secret Headquarters. Writers Guild of America West (November 24, 2021).
  2. Kroll, Justin (January 28, 2021). 'Project Power's Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman To Direct Secret Headquarters For Paramount And Jerry Bruckheimer.
  3. Kroll, Justin (May 6, 2021). Owen Wilson To Star in Secret Headquarters For Paramount And Bruckheimer Films.
  4. Secret Headquarters - Production Listing (April 26, 2021).
  5. Film and TV Projects Going Into Production – Secret Headquarters. Variety Insight.
  6. Kroll, Justin (June 11, 2021). Michael Peña Joins Owen Wilson In Secret Headquarters For Paramount And Bruckheimer.
  7. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 1, 2021). Jesse Williams Joining Owen Wilson & Michael Peña In Paramount's Secret Headquarters.
  8. Lorne Balfe Scoring Henry Joost's & Ariel Schulman's Secret Headquarters (March 10, 2022).
  9. Massoto, Erick (July 14, 2022). 'Secret Headquarters' Trailer Sees Owen Wilson Getting His Superhero On.
  10. D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 1, 2022). Owen Wilson Comedy Secret Headquarters Jumping From Theaters To Paramount+. Deadline.
  11. Kay, Jeremy (January 21, 2022). Mission: Impossible 7 delayed again as Paramount, Skydance push next two instalments to 2023, 2024.
  12. D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 2, 2021). Owen Wilson Movie Secret Headquarters To Hit Theaters In Summer 2022.
  13. Cast Members of Superhero Comedy 'Secret Headquarters' Attend the Red-carpet Premiere of ... - Latest Tweet by Reuters (August 10, 2022).
  14. Template:Cite Rotten Tomatoes
  15. Secret Headquarters Reviews. Metacritic.

External links[]

  • Secret Headquarters at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 36: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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