Synopsis
Teenage CIA agent Cody Banks travels to London undercover as a musical student after rogue operative Victor Diaz steals mind-control technology. With help from his new handler and a fellow student who has secrets of her own, Cody investigates a wealthy scientist's scheme to control world leaders during a major international summit. He must balance espionage, schoolwork, and increasingly chaotic action.
Factoids & Trivia
- The film was released in the United States on March 12, 2004, and was made as a sequel to the 2003 family spy adventure Agent Cody Banks.
- Although the opening camp scenes are set near Seattle, they were filmed in London. The underground CIA facility was also represented by Canary Wharf Tube Station.
- Knebworth House in Hertfordshire served as one of the production's principal locations, standing in for the Kenworth estate.
- Frankie Muniz completed approximately two months of martial arts training before filming began.
- Production took place during Muniz's summer hiatus from Malcolm in the Middle.
- The first film's director was initially expected to return, but left after disagreements concerning the sequel's budget and proposed use of computer-generated effects.
- The film had an estimated $26 million budget and earned approximately $28.8 million worldwide.
- Hannah Spearritt has said that she wanted the relationship between Emily and Cody to become romantic, but the idea was rejected by the producers.