The legacy of The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 2005 was officially cemented in 2020 with the release of Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes on Netflix. That film, a quasi-sequel/spin-off, features an older Sharkboy (now played by JJ Dashnaw, not Lautner) and Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley, reprising her role) as parents to a new hero. The Netflix film’s success sent millions of viewers back to the original 2005 movie, proving that the world of Planet Drool still resonates.
The core concept of the movie came from Rodriguez’s then-seven-year-old son, Racer Rodriguez. Racer dreamed up the characters of Sharkboy—a boy raised by sharks—and Lavagirl—a girl who produces fire and acid. the adventures of sharkboy and lavagirl 2005