Netflix Sets Release Date for ‘We Can Be Heroes’ & Reveals First Look Images

Netflix has set the release date for its upcoming action-adventure film ‘We Can Be Heroes.’ Directed and written by Robert Rodriguez, the film is scheduled to arrive on January 1st, 2021 at Netflix, worldwide.

The official logline of the film says "When alien invaders kidnap Earth’s superheroes, their children must team up and learn to work together if they want to save their parents and the world."

Netflix also revealed the first look images from the film which shows film stars YaYa Gosselin, Pedro Pascal, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, and Christian Slater in their respective characters.

A first look at @YaYaGosselin @PedroPascal1 @PriyankaChopra and @ChristianSlater in WE CAN BE HEROES from Director @Rodriguez. Streaming globally January 1st, 2021. pic.twitter.com/j4DXc8J7SL

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) November 12, 2020

‘We Can Be Heroes’ stars Christian Slater (Mr. Robot, The Wife), YaYa Gosselin (FBI Most Wanted, The Purge), Akira Akbar (Captain Marvel, This is Us), Andrew Diaz, Andy Walken (The Kids are Alright, A Christmas Story Live!), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Hala Finley (Man with a Plan, Backroads) Isaiah Russell-Bailey (Family Reunion, SWAT), Lotus Blossom (Magic Max), Lyon Daniels (Patriot), Nathan Blair (Best. Worst. Weekend. Ever.), Sung Kang (Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift, Better Luck Tomorrow), Vivien Lyra Blair (Bird Box, Waco), Adriana Barraza (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Babel, Cake, Penny Dreadful) and Christopher McDonald (Mr. Iglesias, Wetlands) with Pedro Pascal (Narcos, Wonder Woman 1984) and Priyanka Chopra-Jonas (Isn't It Romantic, Baywatch).

Robert Rodriguez also acts as the producer, he has previous experience with the action-adventure drama. He previously directed, wrote, and produced Spy Kids, which went on to become a major movie franchise. Rodriguez also directed The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, a superhero-kid film intended for the same audience as his Spy Kids franchise.