Level Up: The Final Mission

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***Level Up: The Final Mission*** is a 2027 American science fantasy comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, who co-wrote the script with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. It is a sequel film of the Cartoon Network series *Level Up*, and features many of its main characters with a new cast, starring Garrett Wareing, Myles Truitt, Izabella Alvarez, Sam McCarthy, and John Mulaney. It follows Wyatt Black and his friends Lyle Hugginson, Dante Ontero, and Angie Prietto as they reunite with Max Ross to once again battle against their longtime foe from the video game *Maldark: Conqueror of All Worlds*, Maldark. *Level Up: The Final Mission* was produced by Cartoon Network Studios in association with 1492 Pictures and Matt Tolmach Productions as an original film for a limited theatrical release. Filming began in Montreal in early May 2025 and wrapped up in mid-August 2025.

*Level Up: The Final Mission* was released in select theaters on September 10, 2027, to mixed to positive reviews from critics and fans.

## Premise

After the events of *War Hammer Time*, Maldark, who was recently defeated by Wyatt Black, Lyle Hugginson, Dante Ontero, and Angie Prietto, resurfaces Daventry Hills, Los Angeles and once again seeks revenge on Neverfail. Now, Wyatt rallies his team to defend the world and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Neverfail if not successful.

## Cast

* Garrett Wareing as Wyatt Black, a brilliant "techno-geek" who attains perfect grades at school.
* Myles Truitt as Lyle Hugginson, the high school quarterback.
* Izabella Alvarez as Angie Prietto, a smart, spunky, and tenacious character, but her inquisitive nature occasionally results in problems for the female teenager.
* Sam McCarthy as Dante Ontero, the rebellious member of the group.
* John Mulaney as Max Ross, an eccentric multi-billionaire with a taste for conspiracy theories.
* Jason Clarke as Maldark, the main antagonist of the film. Clarke provided the motion-capture for Maldark.
* Elisa Gabrielli as the voice of Laserbot, a robot created by Max Ross.
* Tomi Pierre as Joaquin Prietto, Angie's little brother.
* Fred Nguyen Khan as Hideo Nojima, a Japanese multi-billionaire game designer and the rival of Max Ross.
* Robin Wilcock as Principal Storms, the principal of Daventry Hills High School.
* Lydia Zadel as Vice-Principal Elmhurst, the vice-principal of Daventry Hills High School.
* Andrew Simms as Coach Farber, the football coach of Daventry Hills High School.
* Kerwin Jackson as Dave, the janitor of Daventry Hills High School.
* Carla Gugino as Barbara Ontero, the mother of Dante.
* David Nerman as Teddy Black, the father of Wyatt.
* Edward Larocque as Zach Black, Wyatt's brother.
* Forest Whitaker as Mayor Hugginson, the father of Lyle and the Mayor of Daventry Hills.
* Thomas Postigo as Big Joe, the school bully who picks mainly on Wyatt.
* Ethan Bolduc as Reggie, Lyle's friend.
* Tyler Greaves as Weird Karl, a creepy-looking kid who makes his own choices, and is suspicious about Wyatt and his friends.
* Jacob Whiteduck as Gus, an awkward acting boy who has a major crush on Angie though she doesn't return the feelings.
* Bryan Ku as Philbert, a daredevil who is always seen with Dante or Wyatt, and is Angie's crush.

Additionally, Pascal Laurent portrays a homeless person, while Ava Weiss portrays Wyatt's and Zach's 9-year old cousin, Maggie Black, respectively. Rose Langlois portrays Natalie, while Justin Laporte and Brandon Lising portray Davis and Jim, respectively. Salome Corbeil, Camille Schlybeurt and Oliver Davis portray Ginger, Roxanne and Leroy, while Ralph Prosper portrays Mr. Cochrane, respectively. Patrick Sabongui makes a cameo appearance as a gas station attendant.

## Production

On March 19, 2024, a deal was struck for a revival film for the television series to be made, with Jake Kasdan directing. Derek Guiley and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel were hired to pen a script. Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes was announced as producer, though Bay and the company were ultimately not involved.

The film was issued an initial release date of September 10, 2027. However, many of the series' cast members did not return for the film. In August 2024, Garrett Wareing was cast to play Wyatt Black. Myles Truitt began negotiations to join in September, and was confirmed to appear in October. Izabella Alvarez and Sam McCarthy were cast as Angie Prietto and Dante Ontero that November. John Mulaney also joined the cast of the film. In January 2025, Jason Clarke was added to the cast, and in February, Tomi Pierre was set to play Angie's little brother Joaquin. In March 2025, Elisa Gabrielli joined as the voice of Laserbot, and in April 2025, Fred Nguyen Khan announced that he had been cast as Hideo Nojima. Filming began on May 5, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and concluded on August 15, 2025. Some filming also took place in Los Angeles, California.

The visual effects are provided by Mill Film, Moving Picture Company and Cheap Shot VFX, supervised by Lindy De Quattro, Andy Brown and Richard Little with visualization services provided by Proof.

## Release

### Theatrical limited release

The film was released in the United States and other countries on September 10, 2027, as a limited theatrical release by Warner Bros. Pictures.

## Reception

### Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 62% of 308 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Affably pleasant without ever trying to be anything more, *Level Up: The Final Mission* is a fine—albeit forgettable—family diversion". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100 based on 49 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

## Trivia

* Izabella Alvarez (*Craig of the Creek*) has starred in another Cartoon Network project.
* Garrett Wareing appeared in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016). Jason Clarke appeared in White House Down (2013).
* The film was shot in 61 days, with two added later for reshoots.
* The teen actors were de-aged in the film using a new generative AI-driven tool dubbed Metaphysic Live, the sixth time ever in a family film.
* According to the filmmakers, Daventry Hills was made a suburb of Los Angeles.
* Daventry Hills High is modeled after the original Abraham Lincoln High School. CTHS is modeled after the original University High School.

## Transcripts

### Main Transcript

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### Trailer transcripts

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## Credits

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