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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.

Secret Headquarters
Official release poster
Directed by	Henry Joost Ariel Schulman
Screenplay by	Christopher L. Yost Josh Koenigsberg Henry Joost Ariel Schulman
Story by	Christopher L. Yost
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer Chad Oman Orlee-Rose Strauss
Starring	Owen Wilson Walker Scobell Jesse Williams Keith L. Williams Momona Tamada Charles Melton Michael Peña
Cinematography	Larry Fong
Edited by	Gregory Plotkin
Music by	Lorne Balfe
Production companies	Paramount Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by	Paramount+
Release dates	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08) (Arlington) August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12) (United States)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 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

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

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 44% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's 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

External links

• Secret Headquarters at IMDb 

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