Kim Possible (Film)

### Producers

Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle, Zanne Devine, Mandy Spencer-Phillips and Bridget Hill

### Release Date

February 15, 2019

**Kim Possible** is a Disney Channel Original Movie that was released on February 15, 2019. It is based on the television series Kim Possible.

The film was written by Josh Cagan, Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle, and directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky.

## Plot

In Europe, American high school students and crimefighters Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable have thwarted a world dominating scheme of Professor Dementor and rescued Dr. Glopman, whom Dementor had kidnapped.

As Kim and Ron start their first day of school, they meet a new student named Athena and take her on a mission to stop the plot of the evil Dr. Drakken. Athena (a skilled bōjutsuka) defeats Dr. Drakken's henchwoman Shego, making her the topic of conversation at Middleton High School despite Kim's jealousy. When the school honours Athena and her good deed, Shego and Dr. Drakken force their way into the ceremony. Kim tries to defeat Shego and her army of henchwomen but falls to the ground, leaving Athena vulnerable to kidnap. Athena is captured and Kidnapped taken away and Kim is laughed at. After Kim talks with her family and Ron, they decide to rescue Athena from Drakken's and Shego's lair.

At the lair, however, Kim discovers Athena is part of Drakken's and Shego's plan to steal Kim's motivational essence and transfer it into Drakken with his brain-modulating device. Athena is revealed to be a gynoid built by Drakken, specifically for this. As Kim short-circuits the transfer machine, Dr. Drakken is de-aged into a pre-adolescent version of himself. Despite Kim's insistence that she save herself, Athena stays behind to turn off the now-unstable machine. The lair explodes and Athena is presumed killed, but it is revealed that she has survived the explosion. Kim and Ron take her home to be repaired and programmed to be a hero alongside themselves.

During the credits, Dr. Drakken, posing as a gifted student with Shego posing as his mother, enrolls at Kim's high school and begins his plan to defeat her.

## Cast

* Sadie Stanley as Kim Possible
* Sean Giambrone as Ron Stoppable
* Ciara Riley Wilson as Athena
* Taylor Ortega as Shego
* Connie Ray as Nana Possible
* Issac Ryan Brown as Wade Load
* Erika Tham as Bonnie Rockwaller
* Todd Stashwick as Dr. Drakken
	+ Maxwell Simkins as Young Drakken
* Alyson Hannigan as Dr. Ann Possible
* Matthew Clarke as Dr. James Timothy Possible
* Owen Fielding as Tim
* Connor Fielding as Jim
* Michael P. Northey as Mr. Barkin
* Patrick Sabongui as Dr. Glopman
* Cedric Ducharme as Cool Todd
* Christy Carlson Romano as Poppy Blu
* Nancy Cartwright as Rufus
* Patton Oswalt as Professor Dementor

## Production

### Development

In between working on the first and second seasons of the Kim Possible animated series, creators Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle had begun writing a script for a live-action film adaptation, which ultimately never came to fruition due to unknown reasons.

On February 7, 2018, it was announced that a live-action film based on the animated series Kim Possible was in production at Disney Channel. The series' creators Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley served as executive producers, as did Josh Cagan, Zanne Devine, Adam B. Stein, and Zach Lipovsky. On April 25, 2018, it was announced that the film would go into production in mid-2018 for a 2019 premiere. The film is a production of Middleton Productions. On December 7, 2018, it was announced that the film would premiere on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW on February 15, 2019.

Variety cited, ‘Kim Possible’ Boss on Live-Action Movie as ‘Wonder Woman’ for the ‘Prepubescent Set’ and featured the work of the many women department heads involved in creating the film. The article features executive producer Zanne Devine, production designer Rachel Myers, costume designer Kathleen Detoro and stunt coordinator Melissa R. Stubbs.

### Casting

On April 25, 2018, Sadie Stanley and Sean Giambrone were cast in the film. On May 25, 2018, it was announced that Alyson Hannigan, Connie Ray, Todd Stashwick, Taylor Ortega, Ciara Wilson, and Erika Tham were cast in the film. On June 22, 2018, it was announced that Raven's Home star Issac Ryan Brown was cast in the film. On August 11, 2018, it was announced that Christy Carlson Romano and Patton Oswalt were cast in the film. On January 14, 2019, it was announced that Nancy Cartwright was cast in the film.

### Filming

Principal photography began on June 4, 2018 and wrapped on July 23, 2018.

## Reception

### Critical Response

The film received an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.

### Ratings

During its premiere in the 8:00pm time slot, Kim Possible attracted 1.24 million viewers with a 0.22 rating for people aged 18-49, making it the lowest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie premiere of the last decade.