Jessica Alba Joins Spy Kids 4

A couple of months back (when we were mourning how the May movie line-up sucked), Movie Hole scored some major scoopage on Spy Kids 4: Armageddon, the reboot/sequel for the preteen spy franchise.

Some of the details included character break-downs such as the mother of our new batch of heroes:

"Jessica Wilson is Rebecca and Cecil's new step-mother (and, of course, she's a former agent). Rebecca's not exactly supportive of her father's new partner, and "utilizes her ingenious skills as a prankster to thwart her stepmother every step of the way". Cecil's a little less hard on Jessica, frequently asking his sis to cut her a break. Ultimately, Jessica and Rebecca have to put their differences aside when they're both called up for active-duty."

In a follow-up to that initial report, Heat Vision says Jessica Alba has secured the role. This will be her third collaboration with writer/producer/director/caterer Robert Rodriguez following Sin City and Machete.

Casting is far from over as Rodriguez searches for his new Spy Kids, their dear-old dad described as "a slightly nerdy investigative reporter" and the fourquel’s key baddie the Time Keeper.