Spies in Disguise

Spies in Disguise is a 2019 American animated spycomedy film directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane and starring Will Smith and Tom Holland. Produced by 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios, and Chernin Entertainment, the film also stars Rashida Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, Reba McEntire, Rachel Brosnahan, Karen Gillan, DJ Khaled, and Masi Oka. The film’s plot involves secret agent Lance Sterling (Smith) who befriends the intelligent young scientist Walter Beckett (Holland); the two must then work together to stop the revenge-seeking cybernetic terrorist Killian (Mendelsohn).

The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on December 4, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 25 by 20th Century Fox. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and grossed a total box office of $172 million against a total budget of $100 million. It was the last film to be produced by Blue Sky Studios before the studio was closed down by The Walt Disney Company and subsequently folded into 20th Century Animation on April 7, 2021.