Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London is an English-American action comedy film and the sequel
to the 2003 film Agent Cody Banks
, and was released in the United States
on March 12, 2004. Frankie Muniz
was the only major returning star, with Hannah Spearritt
now playing the love interest and Anthony Anderson
as the sidekick. The film takes place in London
with Cody trying to recover a stolen software activating the government's mind control project.
The film grossed US$
28,818,995 worldwide. Muniz has stated that he will not do a third installment.
mind-control device and Agent Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz
) has to go undercover in London
to get it back. Posing as a student at an elite boarding school
registered in the summer music program to get close to his suspects, Cody has to keep the other kids from discovering his true identity while infiltrating covert hideouts, spying on his sinister target—and going to class. With new gadgets and a wisecracking new handler named Derek (Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under Diaz's control.
Cody's cover is blown and he learns Emily (Hannah Spearritt
), a member of the orchestra he has a crush on, is actually a British secret agent. As Emily is busy buying them Coffee
and Soda
, Cody is attacked, and put under the mind control chip. He is saved however by Emily and Derek, when Emily tells Derek that Cody's under the chip's control, and Derek (who's an excellent cook) figures out how much Mentos
(which is actually a saliva activated bomb) to use to dislodge the chip.
In the end Diaz and his accomplice, Lord Kensworth, get Derek and most of the world leaders under control with the help of the director of the CIA, who is under mind control. Cody reveals the truth to the orchestra about his identity and tells them to keep performing to prevent the world leaders from leaving and going to a G7 conference in Buckingham Palace
. The orchestra is forced to put on an impromptu performance of War (which is a major hit with the crowd) but is able to hold the crowd there long enough for Cody to stop the antagonists. Derek nearly kills Cody, but Emily saves him and releases Derek from the mind control.
Emily also frees the President while Cody and Derek free the CIA Director. Cody goes one on one against Diaz in the Queen
's gift room and defeats him while Kensworth tries to escape and is stopped by his apparently senile butler. Cody, Derek, Emily and the orchestra are thanked for their work and its revealed that the butler was in fact Emily's handler undercover. While saying good-bye Cody and Emily kiss on the cheek. Cody returns to the secret agent training camp that he was supposed to be at that Diaz used to run and Derek is given control of it as a reward for his work. Cody's parents pick him up at the end of the summer, none the wiser about his adventures. Cody's younger brother tries to eat a few of his explosive Mentos, but Cody tosses them into the pond where they explode harmlessly.
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to the 2003 film Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks is an American action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. Its story follows the adventures of the 15-year-old title character, played by Frankie Muniz, who has to finish his chores, avoid getting grounded, and save the world by going undercover for the CIA as a James Bond type...
, and was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on March 12, 2004. Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz
Francisco "Frankie" Muniz IV is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racecar driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, he was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2008, he put his acting career...
was the only major returning star, with Hannah Spearritt
Hannah Spearritt
Hannah Louise Spearritt is an English actress and singer. She was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. She is also known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British drama Primeval....
now playing the love interest and Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas such as K-Ville, The...
as the sidekick. The film takes place in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with Cody trying to recover a stolen software activating the government's mind control project.
The film grossed US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
28,818,995 worldwide. Muniz has stated that he will not do a third installment.
Plot
Rogue CIA agent Victor Diaz (Keith Allen) has stolen a top secretTop Secret
Top Secret generally refers to the highest acknowledged level of classified information.Top Secret may also refer to:- Film and television :* Top Secret , a British comedy directed by Mario Zampi...
mind-control device and Agent Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz
Francisco "Frankie" Muniz IV is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racecar driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, he was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2008, he put his acting career...
) has to go undercover in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to get it back. Posing as a student at an elite boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
registered in the summer music program to get close to his suspects, Cody has to keep the other kids from discovering his true identity while infiltrating covert hideouts, spying on his sinister target—and going to class. With new gadgets and a wisecracking new handler named Derek (Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under Diaz's control.
Cody's cover is blown and he learns Emily (Hannah Spearritt
Hannah Spearritt
Hannah Louise Spearritt is an English actress and singer. She was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. She is also known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British drama Primeval....
), a member of the orchestra he has a crush on, is actually a British secret agent. As Emily is busy buying them Coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
and Soda
Soda
- Food and beverages :* Soft drink, a beverage product* Carbonated water, also known as "soda water"* Ice cream soda, a dessert dish* Soda cracker, or saltine cracker* Soda bread, a variety of quick bread- Science, technology, and biology :...
, Cody is attacked, and put under the mind control chip. He is saved however by Emily and Derek, when Emily tells Derek that Cody's under the chip's control, and Derek (who's an excellent cook) figures out how much Mentos
Mentos
Mentos is a brand of mints, of the "scotch mint" type, sold in many markets across the world by the Perfetti Van Melle corporation. Mentos was first produced in the Netherlands during the 1950s. The mints are small oblate spheroids, with a slightly hard exterior and a soft, chewy interior...
(which is actually a saliva activated bomb) to use to dislodge the chip.
In the end Diaz and his accomplice, Lord Kensworth, get Derek and most of the world leaders under control with the help of the director of the CIA, who is under mind control. Cody reveals the truth to the orchestra about his identity and tells them to keep performing to prevent the world leaders from leaving and going to a G7 conference in Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
. The orchestra is forced to put on an impromptu performance of War (which is a major hit with the crowd) but is able to hold the crowd there long enough for Cody to stop the antagonists. Derek nearly kills Cody, but Emily saves him and releases Derek from the mind control.
Emily also frees the President while Cody and Derek free the CIA Director. Cody goes one on one against Diaz in the Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
's gift room and defeats him while Kensworth tries to escape and is stopped by his apparently senile butler. Cody, Derek, Emily and the orchestra are thanked for their work and its revealed that the butler was in fact Emily's handler undercover. While saying good-bye Cody and Emily kiss on the cheek. Cody returns to the secret agent training camp that he was supposed to be at that Diaz used to run and Derek is given control of it as a reward for his work. Cody's parents pick him up at the end of the summer, none the wiser about his adventures. Cody's younger brother tries to eat a few of his explosive Mentos, but Cody tosses them into the pond where they explode harmlessly.
Cast
- Frankie MunizFrankie MunizFrancisco "Frankie" Muniz IV is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racecar driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, he was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2008, he put his acting career...
as Cody Banks - Anthony AndersonAnthony AndersonAnthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas such as K-Ville, The...
as Derek Bowman - Hannah SpearrittHannah SpearrittHannah Louise Spearritt is an English actress and singer. She was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. She is also known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British drama Primeval....
as Emily Sommers - Keith Allen as Victor Diaz
- Keith DavidKeith DavidKeith David Williams , better known as Keith David, is an American film, television, voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most known for his live-action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work...
as CIA Director - Anna ChancellorAnna Chancellor-Family:Chancellor was born in Richmond, London, England, the daughter of the Hon. Mary Alice Jolliffe and John Paget Chancellor. Through her mother's mother, Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith, Chancellor is the great-granddaughter of The Hon. Raymond Aquith and the great-great-granddaughter of Prime...
as Lady Josephine Kensworth - James FaulknerJames FaulknerJames Sebastian Faulkner is a British actor, known for his many various appearance on television and in movies, usually in supporting roles.Faulkner made his big screen debut as Josef Strauss in The Great Waltz in 1972...
as Lord Duncan Kensworth - Cynthia StevensonCynthia StevensonCynthia Stevenson is an American actress.Stevenson was born in Oakland, California, the daughter of Gayle, an editor, and Al Stevenson, an upholstery warehouse owner. She grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia....
as Mrs. Banks - Daniel RoebuckDaniel RoebuckDaniel James Roebuck is an American television film actor, writer and producer, primarily in films, soap operas and television.-Life and career:...
as Mr. Banks - Connor WiddowsConnor WiddowsConnor Widdows is a Canadian actor. He appeared in the second and third film adaptation of the X-Men franchise, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, as Jones, a student at Professor Xavier's school who does not need sleep and can control television equipment by blinking...
as Alex Banks - David KellyDavid Kelly (actor)David Kelly is an Irish actor, who has been in regular film and television work since the 1950s.-Acting career:Playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, he has appeared in Theatre, TV and film constantly since 1959...
as Trevor - Santiago SeguraSantiago SeguraSantiago Segura Silva is a Spanish film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.Santiago was born in the Carabanchel neighbourhood in Madrid. After studying Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid, he decided to pursue a career as a film-maker and in 1989 he directed the short Relatos de...
as Dr. Santiago - Rod Silvers as Kumar
- Jack StanleyJack StanleyJack Stanley is an English child actor whose most recent appearance is that of "Lunkwill" in the 2005 film, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Stanley also had a role as "Ryan" in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, and played Nick Willow in the 2004 TV production of...
as Ryan - Joshua Brody as Bender
- Sarah McNicholas as Marisa
- Leilah Isaac as Sabeen - Bassoon Player
- Alfie Allen as Johan Berchamp
- Keiron Nelson as Habu
- Ray DonnRay DonnRay Donn is a British entepreneur and businessman-turned-actor.-Businessman:Donn began his professional life in 1961 and spent 36 years running pubs, clubs and hotels, such as The Pegasus from 1961 to 1968, The Goat from 1968 to 1970, The Valley Club from 1970 to 1984, and Syndale Park Motel from...
as Soldier (uncredited)