Whatever Happened To The Cast Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl?

Out of all of the children in the cast of "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl," only one of the young actors went on to become a big movie star. Taylor Lautner played the titular role of Sharkboy early on in his career. It was just three years later when Lautner landed his career-defining role as Jacob in "Twilight." Love it or loathe it, the "Twilight" series rocketed its core cast to superstardom. The inescapable Edward vs. Jacob debate that raged online and in marketing campaigns put a bright spotlight on both Lautner and his "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson.

In the years since, Lautner has had a couple of action-star vehicles in the form of "Abduction" and "Tracers," both of which were met with tepid receptions. Lautner has also had supporting roles in films like "Valentine's Day" and "The Ridiculous 6." In the medium of television, Lautner had recurring roles on the series "Cuckoo," where he played the part of Dale for three seasons, and "Scream Queens," where he played the role of Dr. Cassidy Cascade throughout the show's second season. It has been a couple of years since Lautner last performance, though he does have a role in the upcoming film "Home Team" slated for release in 2022.

Though his name didn't make the title, the protagonist of "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" is Max, as played by Cayden Boyd. Max is an ordinary boy thrust into extraordinary circumstances by his imaginary friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Boyd hasn't had many major starring roles in recent years but he has continued acting regularly with a number of film and television roles.

Shortly after "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl," Cayden Boyd made his way into the "X-Men" franchise as young version of Warren Worthington III, AKA The Angel, in the extended flashback sequence in "X-Men: The Last Stand." In television, Boyd has popped up on individual episodes of the shows "NCIS," "The Mick," "The Resident," and "Good Girls." He has also played recurring characters on the series "Heathers" and "Awkward." Boyd will appear in Channing Tatum's upcoming directorial debut, "Dog."

One of the most recognizable faces on the cast of "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" was David Arquette, who played the part of Max's Dad. Arquette had previously worked with writer/director Robert Rodriguez on the made-for-TV movie "Roadracers." One of Arquette's most popular roles from before "Sharkboy and Lavagirl" was as Officer Dewey in the "Scream" series, a part he continues to reprise.

Arquette has had several other notable roles over the years. "Pushing Daises," "Pee-Wee's Big Holiday," and "Bone Tomahawk" all offered small but memorable roles for Arquette. He has also had a couple of noteworthy voice acting roles such as voicing Skully on the kids' show "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," and lending his voice to the Disney XD animated show "Tron: Uprising." Outside of traditional acting, Arquette has been deeply involved in the world of professional wrestling for many years. He even controversially held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. A documentary was made about Arquette's involvement with wrestling, titled "You Cannot Kill David Arquette."

Sasha Pieterse is another performer who plays two parts in the film. In the real world, she plays Marissa, one of the students in Max's class, while in the fantasy world, she takes on the much more impressive role of the Ice Princess. Pieterse was just nine years old at the time "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" was released, but she began acting even earlier at the age of six on the show "Family Affair." Pieterse has continued acting regularly over the years.

Her first major role after "Sharkboy and Lavagirl" was on the TV series "Heroes," where she played Amanda Strazulla. She first played the character in the accompanying web-series "Heroes: Slow Burn" before reprising the character on the mainline TV show. Pieterse has had a couple of film roles, such as playing Japonica Fenway in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice," but her largest roles to date have been in the world of television. The role most people will know Pieterse from is undoubtedly as Alison on "Pretty Little Liars." Pieterse went on to reprise her role on the spin-off series "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists" as well.

Rocket, Racer, and Rebel Rodriguez are all sons of director Robert Rodriguez. Rebel played Sharkboy at age 5, Racer played Sharkboy at age 7, and Rocket played Lug, one of the students in Max's classroom. These three brothers haven't done much in the film industry outside of their father's projects, but they have worked on a couple of other films. All three acted in "Shorts," another of Robert Rodriguez's kids' movies, and they all received credit for stunt work on "Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams"

Rocket, the oldest of the three, served as the assistant editor on "Sock 'em Dead," a short film made by his father in 2015. He is also the assistant editor on an upcoming sci-fi film titled "Breaking the Loop." Rebel Rodriguez had a more prominent role in his father's half of the "Grindhouse" double-feature, "Planet Terror." He played Tony, the son of Dr. Block who accidentally shoots himself in the face. Rebel also received composer credit on three of his father's films: "Red 11," "We Can Be Heroes," and the VR short film "The Limit."

Racer Rodriguez, who is more commonly credited as "Racer Max," has worked on the most projects out of the three brothers. He has acted in two of his father's most recent projects; "We Can be Heroes" and "Alita: Battle Angel." In addition to performing stunts on "Spy Kids 2" alongside his brothers, he was also involved in stunts on "Red 11." Racer received a story-by credit for "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl" and has continued to write with his father over the years. Alongside Robert Rodriguez, Racer co-wrote "Red 11" and the VR short film "The Limit." In the last couple of years, Racer has even tried his hand at producing. He received producer credit on "We Can be Heroes" and executive producer credit on the series "Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School" named after his father's non-fiction book "Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player."

Director Robert Rodiguez had a brief cameo where he provided the vocalization for a shark. Rodriguez is no stranger to cameos, stretching all the way back to 1996. He can be seen on stage as one of the bandmembers in the bar in "From Dusk Till Dawn." Rodriguez is part of an actual band known as Chingon, formed in 2003 while making his film "Once Upon a Time in Mexico." Rodriguez often has a hand in scoring his own films and also contributed music to the soundtrack of "Kill Bill." As a director, Robert Rodriguez has made many films since "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl." The same year as this kids' film, Rodriguez also released the adult-oriented "Sin City," which he followed up with a sequel in 2014. Other kids' movies Rodriguez has directed since "Shakboy and Lavagirl" include "Shorts," "Spy Kids 4-D: All the Time in the World," and "We Can be Heroes."

Rodriguez's next adult-oriented film was "Planet Terror," which served as his half of the "Grindhouse" double feature made alongside Quentin Tarantino. A fake trailer from within "Grindhouse" blossomed into his next film, "Machete," which received a sequel in "Machete Kills." A third installment has been teased in the form of "Machete Kills in Space," though Rodriguez has said he never intended on actually making the third film (via MovieWeb). Rodriguez worked with his largest budget to date on "Alita: Battle Angel," then followed it up with his cheapest and most personal film since his debut by making "Red 11" for $7,000. In 2013, Robert Rodriguez launched the El Rey Network for television projects such as "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series," "Matador," and the talk-show-style series "The Director's Chair" — in which Rodriguez hosts and interviews fellow filmmakers.