{{short description|2019 Disney Channel original movie}} {{About|the 2019 live-action film|the 2005 animated film|Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama{{!}}''Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama''}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox television | image = Kim Possible (2019 film) poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | genre = {{plainlist | * Comedy * Action-adventure }} | based_on = {{based on|''Kim Possible''|Bob Schooley|Mark McCorkle}} | writer = {{plainlist | * Josh A. Cagan * Bob Schooley * Mark McCorkle }} | director = Adam Stein<br>Zach Lipovsky | starring = {{plainlist | * Sadie Stanley * Sean Giambrone * Ciara Riley Wilson }} | open_theme = "Call Me, Beep Me!" performed by Sadie Stanley<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgQwoVmQHwE|title=<nowiki>Main Title | Kim Possible | Disney Channel Original Movie - YouTube</nowiki>|website=YouTube |date=2019-01-19}}</ref> | end_theme = "Call Me, Beep Me!" sung by Sadie Stanley<ref name="'Kim Possible' Theme Song Updated for Disney Channel Live-Action Movie: Exclusive Audio | Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8492946/sadie-stanley-kim-possible-theme-song-call-me-beep-me-disney-channel-live-action-movie|title='Kim Possible' Theme Song Updated for Disney Channel Live-Action Movie: Exclusive Audio|magazine=Billboard|date=2019-01-10|access-date=2019-01-11}}<br />{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-remixed-kim-possible-apos-145701724.html|title=Disney Remixed Kim Possible 's Theme Song With Vocals From Reboot Star Sadie Stanley|work=Teen Vogue|date=2019-01-11|access-date=2019-01-11}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2020}} | composer = Jim Dooley | country = United States | language = English | executive_producer = {{plainlist | * Bob Schooley * Mark McCorkle * Zanne Devine }} | producer = {{plainlist | * Mandy Spencer-Phillips * Bridget Hill }} | cinematography = Christopher Baffa | editor = Sabrina Pitre | runtime = 86 minutes | company = Middleton Productions<br/>Omnifilm Entertainment | network = Disney Channel | released = {{Start date|2019|2|15}} | related = ''Kim Possible'' (2002–07) }}
'''''Kim Possible''''' is a 2019 American action comedy television film that premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on Disney Channel on February 15, 2019. Loosely based on the 2002–2007 animated series of the same name created by Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, the film stars Sadie Stanley, Sean Giambrone, and Ciara Riley Wilson.
== 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 Drakken's henchwoman Shego, making her the topic of conversation at Middleton High School despite Kim's jealousy. When the school honors Athena and her good deed, Shego and 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 kidnapped, 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, 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 an android built by Drakken, specifically for this. As Kim short-circuits the transfer machine, 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, Drakken, posing as a gifted student with Shego posing as his mother, enrolls at Kim's school and begins his plan to defeat her.
== Cast == {{See also|List of Kim Possible characters}} * Sadie Stanley as Kim Possible<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios">{{cite web |title=Kim Possible Show Bios |url=https://www.wdtvpress.com/disneychannel/shows/kim-possible/bios/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407143403/https://www.wdtvpress.com/disneychannel/shows/kim-possible/bios/ |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |publisher=Walt Disney Television Press}}</ref> * Sean Giambrone as Ron Stoppable,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> Kim's best friend and sidekick. * Ciara Riley Wilson as Athena,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> a new student and bōjutsu practitioner at Kim's school. * Taylor Ortega as Shego,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> Drakken's flame-fisted accomplice. * Connie Ray as Nana Possible,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> Kim's grandmother. * Issac Ryan Brown as Wade,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> a teenage computer genius and inventor. * Erika Tham as Bonnie Rockwaller,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> Kim's enemy since childhood. * Todd Stashwick as Drakken,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> a mad scientist and Kim's archenemy. ** Maxwell Simkins as Young Drakken * Alyson Hannigan as Dr. Ann Possible,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> Kim's neurosurgeon mother. * Matthew Clarke as James Timothy Possible,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> Kim's rocket scientist father. * Owen Fielding as Tim Possible, Kim's younger brother. * Connor Fielding as Jim Possible, Kim's younger brother. * Michael P. Northey as Mr. Barkin, Kim and Ron's teacher. * Patrick Sabongui as Dr. Glopman, a scientist captured by Professor Dementor. * Cedric Ducharme as Cool Todd * Christy Carlson Romano as Poppy Blu, a pop star. Romano was the original voice of Kim in the animated series. * Nancy Cartwright as Rufus,<ref name="Walt Disney Television Press Show Bios" /> Ron's pet naked mole-rat. Cartwright reprises her role from the animated series. * Patton Oswalt as Professor Dementor, a mad scientist. Oswalt also reprises his role from the animated series.
== Production == === Development === In between working on the first and second seasons of the ''Kim Possible'' animated series, series creators Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle had begun writing a script for a live-action film adaptation, which never came to fruition for unknown reasons.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://animesuperhero.com/toon-zone-interviews-bob-schooley-amp-mark-mccorkle-on-kim-possible-season-4/|title=Toon Zone Interviews Bob Schooley & Mark McCorkle on Kim Possible Season 4|last=Liu|first=Ed|date=February 9, 2007|website=Anime Superhero News|access-date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
On February 7, 2018, it was announced that a live-action film based on the animated series was in production at Disney Channel. McCorkle and Schooley served as executive producers, as did Josh A. Cagan, Zanne Devine, Adam Stein, and Zach Lipovsky.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/live-action-kim-possible-disney-channel-original-movie-zombies-1202279923/|title=''Kim Possible'' Live-Action Movie in Works at Disney Channel|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|date=February 7, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/02/07/whats-the-sitch-casting-begins-for-a-live-action-kim-possible-disney-channel-original-movie-104111/20180207disney01/|title="What's the Sitch?" Casting Begins for a Live-Action ''Kim Possible'' Disney Channel Original Movie|publisher=Disney Channel|via=The Futon Critic|date=February 7, 2018|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref> On April 25, 2018, it was announced that the film would go into production in mid-2018 for a 2019 premiere.<ref name="Sadie Stanley, Sean Giambrone">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/kim-possible-sadie-stanley-sean-giambrone-star-disney-channel-movie-1202376071/|title=''Kim Possible'': Sadie Stanley & Sean Giambrone to Star in Disney Channel Movie|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=April 25, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Sadie Stanley, Sean Giambrone Press Release">{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/04/25/sadie-stanley-and-sean-giambrone-to-star-in-live-action-kim-possible-disney-channel-original-movie-391500/20180425disney01/|title=Sadie Stanley and Sean Giambrone to Star in Live-Action ''Kim Possible'' Disney Channel Original Movie|publisher=Disney Channel|via=The Futon Critic|date=April 25, 2018|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref> The film is a production of Middleton Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/kim-possible-movie-first-photo-disney-channel-live-sadie-stanley-comic-con-1202431127/|title=''Kim Possible'': First Photo from Disney Channel Live-Action Movie – Comic-Con|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=July 21, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/07/21/iconic-teen-hero-kim-possible-comes-to-life-549513/20180721disney01/|title=Iconic Teen Hero ''Kim Possible'' Comes to Life|publisher=Disney Channel|via=The Futon Critic|date=July 21, 2018|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref> On December 7, 2018, it was announced that the film would premiere on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW on February 15, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/kim-possible-live-action-movie-sets-premiere-date-on-disney-channel-disneynow-1202515751/|title=''Kim Possible'' Live Action Movie Sets Premiere Date on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=December 7, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/12/07/comedic-action-adventure-movie-kim-possible-kicks-off-an-action-packed-night-of-premieres-on-friday-feb-15-196100/20181207disney01/|title=Comedic Action-Adventure Movie ''Kim Possible'' Kicks Off an Action-Packed Night of Premieres on Friday, Feb. 15|publisher=Disney Channel|via=The Futon Critic|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref>
=== Casting === On April 25, 2018, Sadie Stanley and Sean Giambrone were cast in the film.<ref name="Sadie Stanley, Sean Giambrone" /><ref name="Sadie Stanley, Sean Giambrone Press Release" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/kim-possible-live-action-disney-channel-movie-adds-alyson-hannigan-and-more-1202397857/|title=''Kim Possible'' Live Action Disney Channel Movie Adds Alyson Hannigan and More|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=May 25, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/05/25/alyson-hannigan-connie-ray-todd-stashwick-taylor-ortega-ciara-wilson-and-erika-tham-join-the-cast-of-the-live-action-kim-possible-disney-channel-original-movie-293104/20180525disney01/|title=Alyson Hannigan, Connie Ray, Todd Stashwick, Taylor Ortega, Ciara Wilson and Erika Tham Join the Cast of the Live-Action ''Kim Possible'' Disney Channel Original Movie|publisher=Disney Channel|via=The Futon Critic|date=May 25, 2018|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref> On June 22, 2018, it was announced that ''Raven's Home'' star Issac Ryan Brown was cast in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/kim-possible-ravens-home-issac-ryan-brown-cast-disney-channel-movie-1202415832/|title=''Kim Possible'': ''Raven's Home'' Star Issac Ryan Brown Joins Cast of Disney Channel Movie|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=June 22, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref> On August 11, 2018, it was announced that Christy Carlson Romano and Patton Oswalt were cast in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/kim-possible-voices-will-appear-in-upcoming-live-action-movie-for-disney-channel-1202444111/|title=''Kim Possible'' Voices Set for Live Action Disney Channel Update|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=August 11, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/08/11/christy-carlson-romano-and-patton-oswalt-join-live-action-kim-possible-disney-channel-original-movie-316110/20180811disney01/|title=Christy Carlson Romano and Patton Oswalt Join Live-Action ''Kim Possible'' Disney Channel Original Movie|publisher=Disney Channel|via=The Futon Critic|date=August 11, 2018|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref> On January 14, 2019, it was announced that Nancy Cartwright was cast in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/nancy-cartwright-kim-possible-rufus-disney-channel-movie-1202534836/|title=Nancy Cartwright Reprises ''Kim Possible'' Rufus Role for Disney Channel Movie|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=January 14, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/01/14/emmy-award-winning-nancy-cartwright-to-reprise-her-role-of-rufus-the-naked-mole-rat-in-the-live-action-kim-possible-disney-channel-original-movie-209015/20190114disney01/|title=Emmy Award-Winning Nancy Cartwright to Reprise Her Role of Rufus the Naked-Mole Rat in the Live-Action ''Kim Possible'' Disney Channel Original Movie|publisher=Disney Channel|via=The Futon Critic|date=January 14, 2019|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref>
===Filming=== Principal photography began on June 4, 2018, and wrapped on July 23, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2018/04/10/kim-possible-live-action-movie-based-on-disneys-popular-animated-series-filming-in-vancouver/|title=Kim Possible: Live-Action Movie Based on Disney's Popular Animated Series Filming in Vancouver|date=April 10, 2018|website=whatsfilming.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/kim-possible-live-action-movie-sean-giambrone-sadie-stanley-disney-channel-1202785625/|title='Kim Possible' Live-Action Movie Casts Newcomer Sadie Stanley, 'Goldbergs' Star Sean Giambrone in Lead Roles|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=April 25, 2018|website=Variety}}</ref>
It was filmed in Vancouver British Columbia, in Richmond at McMath Secondary School, and at the Cleveland Dam in North Vancouver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7979492/locations/|title='IMDB - Kim Possible, Filming & production|website=IMDb }}</ref>
== Reception == === Ratings === During its premiere in the 8:00 pm 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 until 2021's Disney Channel Original Movie, ''Under Wraps''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-15-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220063233/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-15-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2019|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2019|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=February 19, 2019|website=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=October 4, 2021 |title=SHOWBUZZDAILY's Friday 10.1.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED |url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-friday-10-1-2021-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html |access-date=2021-10-04 |work=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add nonexistent films to this section--->
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Brian Lowry of CNN wrote: "It's all a good deal of fun, bringing the animated show to life while riffing on those conventions. That said, the tone can be a bit uneven, with Stanley nicely turning Kim into a flesh-and-blood girl, while Giambrone's Ron is played much closer to the cartoon version."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=2019-02-15 |title='Kim Possible' kicks off Disney live-action adaptation parade |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/entertainment/kim-possible-review/index.html |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Petrana Radulovic of ''Polygon'' said that the film "keeps the true spirit of the DCOMs many of us grew up with — ''Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior'', ''Halloweentown'' and ''Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century'' among them", and added: "''Kim Possible'' is campy and hammers in its message with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, but that's not a critique. It just means that ''Kim Possible'' is, like most in the DCOM canon, a fun movie, and little else."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |date=2019-02-15 |title=Kim Possible deserves a place among DCOM classics |url=https://www.polygon.com/tv/2019/2/15/18226603/kim-possible-live-action-movie-review |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Accolades === Sabrina Pitre was nominated at the 2020 Canadian Cinema Editors Awards in the category ''Best Editing in Family - Series or MOW, Live Action'' for her work on this film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10th Annual CCE Awards |url=https://www.cceditors.ca:443/events/10th-annual-cce-awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416231253/https://www.cceditors.ca/events/10th-annual-cce-awards |archive-date=2020-04-16 |access-date=2020-11-24 |website=CCE}}</ref>
== Miniseries == The film was followed by the miniseries ''Kim Hushable'' which aired between June 5 and 24, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bsckids.com/2019/06/disney-drops-kim-hushable-shorts/|title=Disney Drops "Kim Hushable" Shorts|last=Anders|first=Ella|date=June 10, 2019|website=bsckids.com}}</ref> The shorts take place after the movie and focus on Kim, Ron, and Athena as they help out in a library during spring break, all while dealing with various rogues and impressing Mr. Dewey. Warhok and Warmonga, who appeared in the original series, make an appearance in the shorts.
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|7979492}}
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