Layla enters the party to find Will and is confronted by Gwen, who lies by saying that Will wants nothing to do with her. During the kiss, one of Steve and Josie's mementos known as Royal Pain's Pacifier is stolen. When Gwen asks if there is somewhere they can be alone, Will takes her to the Secret Sanctum, where they kiss. Gwen then tricks Will into hosting a party at his house. Warren agrees to be in on the plan, and a rift forms between Will and Layla. Warren encourages her to ask him to homecoming, but upon learning the next day that Will is going with Gwen, Layla says she is going with Warren as an attempt to make him jealous. Warren finds Layla stood up, and she confesses to him that she has loved Will for a long time. Will walks Gwen home, where she gets him to ask her to homecoming. However, he forgets about this engagement when Gwen unexpectedly drops in at his house, where she invites Steve and Josie to be guests of honor at the homecoming dance to receive the "Hero of the Year" Award. To make up for this, Will asks Layla to meet up with him for dinner. The two of them grow closer, leading to Will hanging out with Gwen's hero friends and spending less time with the sidekicks. Warren attacks Will, but when Warren threatens his friends, Will awakens his father's power of super strength.Īs a result of his new power, Will is moved to the Hero curriculum and is partnered with technopath Gwen in science class. One day at lunch, Will accidentally runs afoul of the pyrokinetic Warren Peace, whose supervillain father was locked away by Steve. Steve is initially in denial, but Josie eventually convinces him that they will be fine no matter what. One evening, Will confesses to his father that he has no powers. Will and Layla begin taking the Sidekick curriculum, where they quickly befriend the other sidekicks. Unbeknownst to them, Steve and Josie's latest souvenir, an eye from a giant robot, is still functional and is being used by a villain to spy on them. Not wanting to ruin his dad's dream of the three of them becoming the world's greatest superhero family, Will decides not to reveal the truth. Upon returning home, Steve takes Will to the Secret Sanctum, a hidden chamber filled with mementos of his and Josie's greatest battles.
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The school nurse tells Will that though his powers will likely come, there is a rare possibility for the child of two superheroes to never gain powers the bus driver Ron Wilson is one such example. Will and his longtime best friend Layla Williams, who can control plants, are placed with the sidekicks. Upon arriving at Sky High, the students are put into two groups: those with stronger powers are assigned to "Hero" courses, while those with weaker powers are "Sidekicks", who are treated as social outcasts. He is the son of Steve "The Commander" and Josie "Jetstream" Stronghold, two of the world's strongest and most famous superheroes, but he has no superpowers of his own. Will Stronghold is about to attend Sky High, a high school for superheroes. ( September 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. While it did receive generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, in the years since its release, its reputation has improved considerably, to the point of being regarded by some as a cult film. The film was theatrically released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on July 29, 2005, and grossed $86.4 million worldwide against a production budget of $35 million. It tells the story of Will Stronghold, the son of two superheroes who is enrolled in an airborne high school for teenage superheroes where his powers kick in he must deal with a growing distance from his old friends, a threat from a mysterious supervillain and get the girl of his dreams. It also features Bruce Campbell, Cloris Leachman, Jim Rash, Steven Strait, Lynda Carter, Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald. The film stars Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kelly Preston and Kurt Russell. Sky High is a 2005 American superhero comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Paul Hernandez and Kim Possible creators Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle.