Codename: Kids Next Door (Live-Action film)

A group of international criminals are planning to make crimes when they head for the United States. After years of being apart, the Kids Next Door must reunite once again, because our world is in danger like a bank is about to be robbed in Los Angeles or any crime in the United States.

Behind the Scenes The creator, writer, and director of the Cartoon Network original series, Tom Warburton says about the upcoming live-action film and says that he's agreed to do it and he teams up with Night at the Museum director, Shawn Levy.

Mr. Warburton says that he's got the actors to play as the Kids Next Door, he's got Daniel Radcliffe as Numbuh 1 wno is a British leader, Leonardo DiCaprio as Numbuh 2 who is interested in airplanes and fixing cars, former General Hospital actress Minae Noji as Numbuh 3 who is a fan of Rainbow Monkeys, Liam Hemsworth as Numbuh 4 and the make-up artists dye his hair blonde to look like him from the cartoon series, Gabrielle Union as Numbuh 5 with French descent who rarely overreacts in their missions, Emma Watson as Numbuh 86 and the make-up artists dye her hair red to look like her from the cartoon series and Dakota Fanning as Numbuh 362 as the supreme leader of the Kids Next Door Organization who is married to Nigel Uno.

Mr. Warburton not only has the Kids Next Door operatives, he's also got the villains like Father played by James Franco who played Franco on the ABC Daytime soap opera, General Hospital and they start putting him in a shadow when he wears a suit of shadows, Russian actor Aleksander Domogarov as Ivan Volkov, Hendaque Kalejaiye played by Halle Berry who played Storm from the X-Men trilogy, Tuomas Kytömäki as Antti Ahonen, and Daniel Bernhardt as Ludwig Schuster. Mr. Warburton finally has the citizens like Dr. Lincoln played by Don Cheadle and all the other citizens for the live-action film set in Los Angeles.

They also talk about the 2x4 technology from the cartoon series made for the live-action film for the actors to use.

Crew

 * Based on the series created by Tom Warburton
 * Written by
 * Tom Warburton
 * Directed by
 * Shawn Levy

Characters
Characters in the live-action film.

Kids Next Door

 * Numbuh 1/Nigel Uno (Daniel Radcliffe) - A British man who comes home from work to see his daughter Shirley and his wife Rachel. Nigel gets Kuki as they speak. As he and the others reunite as the Kids Next Door once again, he becomes the leader once again.
 * Numbuh 2/Hoagie P. Gilligan (Leonardo DiCaprio) - An American man who likes airplanes and driving cars, he also fixes cars after being apart. He was told by Rachel (Numbuh 362) that the Kids Next Door are needed.
 * Numbuh 3/Kuki Sanban (Minae Noji) - A happy Japanese woman whose love for every creature often interferes with her responsibilities. She is a fan of Rainbow Monkeys, a stuffed monkey toy series, and irrationally defends her love for them, occasionally allowing her aggressive side to show. Her last name, "Sanban" is Japanese for "number three". After years of being apart, she still is a fan Rainbow Monkeys and she likes going to the beach. She was needed by Nigel when Hoagie was told by Abby (Numbuh 5) where everybody is.
 * Numbuh 4/Wallabee Beatles (Liam Hemsworth) - An Australian man who is is the most capable one of the team when it comes to physical fighting; however, his lack of intelligence leads to him being easily fooled and selected for dangerous missions in his flashback from the cartoon series. After years of being apart, he is at the bar where Abby comes to tell him that the world needs them.In the end, He proposes to Kuki, and the two get married.
 * Numbuh 5/Abigail Lincoln (Gabrielle Union) - An African-American woman with French descent rarely overreacts in their missions, instead opting to calm her friends. She asked Hoagie where everybody is. As she and the others reunite, she gets on her red hat and she gets the G.U.M.Z.O.O.K.A. for their biggest mission yet.
 * Numbuh 60/Patton Drilovsky (Rupert Grint) - High-ranking operative and the drill sergeant stationed at the Kids Next Door Arctic Base who is in charge of training new recruits to the Kids Next Door Organization. After years of being apart, he is married to Fanny (Numbuh 86) who hates being called "toots" just like in the cartoon series, now he, his wife Fanny, and the others must reunite as the Kids Next Door once again.
 * Numbuh 86/Fanny Fulbright/Drilovsky (Emma Watson) - Head of decommissioning, she speaks with a British accent. Due to this, the only character with a positive attitude of Numbuh 86 is the happy-go-lucky Numbuh 3. She hates being called "toots" in her flashback from "Operation P.I.N.K.E.Y.E." when Numbuh 2 said "Whatever you say, toots." After years of being apart, she is married to Patton Drilovsky, now she and the others must reunite as the Kids Next Door once again to protect our world because Earth is their home and they must fight for it.
 * Numbuh 362/Rachel T. McKenzie/Uno (Dakota Fanning) - The Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door Organization, and one of the main characters in the film. She is also Nigel's wife when she was asked by Nigel Uno (Numbuh 1) to marry him and she says yes in their flashback. She tells Hoagie (Numbuh 2) that the Kids Next Door are needed.

Villains

 * Father (James Franco) - An adult who constantly wears a suit of shadows, and is the KND's greatest enemy, he had the Delightful Children from Down the Lane in his flashback from the cartoon series. Now he sends in any criminal to make crimes like robbing banks, breaking into other people's houses, any crime. If the Kids Next Door ever reunite and get in his way, it means war.
 * Ivan Volkov (Aleksander Domogarov) - Male member of the international criminals from Russia.
 * Hendaque Kalejaiye (Halle Berry) - Female member of the international criminals from Africa.
 * Antti Ahonen (Tuomas Kytömäki) - Male member of the international criminals from Finland in Scandinavia/Northern Europe.
 * Ludwig Schuster (Daniel Bernhardt) - Male member of the international criminals from Switzerland.

Citizens

 * Dr. Lincoln (Don Cheadle) - A surgeon at a hospital in Los Angeles and father of Abby.
 * Kani Sanban (Jackie Chan) - Father of Kuki and Mushi Sanban.
 * Genki Sanban (Joan Chen) - Mother of Kuki and Mushi Sanban.
 * Male News Reporter (Ben Affleck) - Male news reporter of Channel 3 news in Los Angeles and all of Southern California.
 * Female News Reporter (Sandra Bullock) - Female news reporter of Channel 3 news in Los Angeles and all of Southern California.
 * Shirley Uno (Sadie Sandler) - Daughter of Nigel and Rachel Uno who loves to see her father come home from work.
 * Lizzie Devine (Kristen Stewart) - Numbuh 1's girlfriend in flashback from the cartoon series from Operation L.I.Z.Z.I.E. and ex-girlfriend in the film.
 * Mushi Sanban (Amy Rider) - Kuki's sister who loves Rainbow Monkeys.

Locations

 * North America
 * Los Angeles, California
 * Washington, DC
 * Asia
 * Vietnam

Cast
Cast of Codename: Kids Next Door film