Pajama Man: Aftermath

Pajama Man: Aftermath is an upcoming American comedy adventure superhero film and the third spin-off and seventh overall film in the Captain Underkid franchise. It is produced by The Heroes Productions and distributed by Gabriel Combs Movies. It stars Colbi Shofler, Dylan Bond, Pedro Pascal, Noah Schnapp, Will Arnett, Chris Pine, and Paul Bettany as the lead characters.

The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on May 14, 2021.

Synopsis
4 Months After the Events of Captain Underkid: The End is Near, the world has changed since Chaos’ catastrophic attack on Earth. Pajama Man and Bug Man, still affected by what happened, finally return to Earth. Believing that the crime has ended, the heroes retire and hope for a better life afterwards. Soon, a new enemy - Beast Machine, a ruthless bounty hunter - arrives from the Dark Dimension on a mission to kill Pajama Man. Now, the heroes must team up with an unlikely ally to stop Beast Machine before the world loses another hero.

Plot
A Few Months Ago, Pajama Man (Colbi Shofler) and Bug Man (Dylan Bond) watch as No-Shirt Boy (Gabriel Combs) slowly dies during the events of Captain Underkid: The End is Near. After the funeral, Pajama Man and Bug Man wish Captain Underkid, who decides to retire, the best of luck. As they drive home, they decide that they should also retire, as they believe that no crimes will happen after Chaos’ attack on Earth.

4 Months Later, Jimmy Walker has another conversation with Principal Barber (Patrick Wilson) about his schoolwork. He is suspended for a week due to not catching up on homework. His parents (Chris Pratt, Megan Fox) are very disappointed and ground him for the week. He and John continue to mourn over the death of No-Shirt Boy and see the world in a completely different way now. They decide to never come out of retirement and focus on their normal human lives.

Eventually, a portal opens up in the middle of town and Jimmy and Joe get their superhero suits to make sure that it’s not another crime. Out of the portal comes a bounty hunter known as Beast Machine (Pedro Pascal), who reveals that he was sent by the God of the Underworld to kill them. Bug Man is shot with a tranquilizer dart abs Pajama Man carries him back to the house, escaping Beast Machine. He realizes that they need help to fight this enemy, but they have to travel to Florida to get it.

In Florida, Pajama Man disguises himself and goes to a bar for the first time. He meets up with Jack Wheeler (Noah Schnapp), the enemy from the previous film, to request his help in saving the world. Jack declines until he realizes that Beast Machine came up from the Underworld. Jack realizes that being evil won’t get him anywhere in life and reluctantly agrees to join Pajama Man and Bug Man in their mission. The three then prepare to return to their home as they realize that Beast Machine is sending an army of demons to chase after them. They find their way back home, where Beast Machine has transformed it into an apocalyptic wasteland.

Pajama Man discovers that the entire Portal is being controlled by a machine hidden in the Sewers and sends Bug Man and Lightning Bolt to go after it, facing Beast Machine alone. As Lightning Bolt tries to hack the Portal out of existence, Pajama Man is badly wounded by Beast Machine, who knocks him unconscious and flees due to the heroes being a threat, returning to the Dark Dimension. Lightning Bolt brings Pajama Man back into consciousness and the three realize that they need to enter the Dark Dimension in order to save the world this time, putting an end to the God of the Underworld. The three then enter the Portal as it slowly closes, preventing other people from entering.

Beast Machine follows the path to the God of the Underworld, who he has a meeting with. Beast Machine tells the God of the Underworld (Will Arnett) about his failure, which enrages the God. He senses that Pajama Man, Bug Man, and Lightning Bolt have entered the Dark Dimension and sends Beast Machine after them. The heroes fight and defeat Beast Machine, finally going after the God of the Underworld. The God of the Underworld, enraged in Beast Machine’s failure, prepares to fight Pajama Man, who arrives and attacks the God. As the God of the Underworld enslaves Bug Man and Lightning Bolt, he sends Pajama Man through a portal that leads to an unknown location.

Jimmy Walker wakes up in his bed. He goes to school and is tormented by Josh the Bully (Jeremy Ray Taylor). Jimmy is also sent to detention by Principal Barber, the same situation that happened 4 years ago. Eventually, it is revealed that the God of the Underworld sent Pajama Man back in time to 2017. Jimmy then tries to go through his day without messing up time itself. He lives through the events of 2017’s Pajama Man. After the events of the film, Jimmy realizes that the only way to go back to the future is to become powerful enough to do so. In order to be powerful enough, he needs to take a stroll down memory lane in order to remember what made his powers into their full potential.

Jimmy meets up with Joe, who believes that Jimmy has gone crazy. Jimmy tells Joe about the time travel situation and Joe realizes that he is telling the truth and reveals that there is a time machine in Alaska. Joe reveals that they have to go to Alaska and battle a bunch of villains, as there was a war in 2017, to get the Time Machine. Jimmy then takes the Pajama Man suit and flies to the Airport to steal a jet. He steals a jet from the Chief of Police (J.K. Simmons), who didn’t trust heroes at the time and sent a police force after the jet. Jimmy escapes and picks up Joe. The two then prepare to fly to Alaska and get to the time machine.

As Jimmy flies the Plane, the Police force shoots at them, destroying one of the wings and sending them into the ocean. Jimmy realizes that he has a submarine mode and the two enter the Submarine quickly, while the Chief of Police assumes that the two are dead. Jimmy tries to tell Joe about Chaos’ attack, but Joe realizes that it would break the space time continuum and convinces him not to talk about it. Joe tells Jimmy that when someone dies, they’re still with you, and Jimmy realizes that he changed since the attack, as he only wanted to retire and not be a hero anymore. The two then arrive on the Island where the Time Machine is.

On the Island, Jimmy and Joe discover that Doctor Danger created the war. Pajama Man (Jimmy) decides that he wants to stop the fight, but realizes that it would screw up time. Pajama Man finds the Time Machine and powers it up as the War ends and they realize that he’s stealing the time machine. Jimmy thanks past Joe for helping him realize how he’s been changed and powers on the machine. However, the Indians (fighting people) kidnap Pajama Man and Bug Man after calling a truce. The two groups then put them over a fire, but Pajama Man claims that one of the teams insulted the other and the war continues. Pajama Man and Joe escape and Joe powers up the machine, sending Pajama Man back to his timeline. Joe also teleports back to where he would be in the Timeline.

Pajama Man returns to his timeline and enters the Dark Dimension one last time. The God of the Underworld continues to torment Bug Man and Lightning Bolt, preparing to kill them in the process. Pajama Man arrives and attacks the God of the Underworld, freeing Bug Man and Lightning Bolt from his grasp. Pajama Man then realizes that his powers have reached the fullest potential after Bug Man tells him that he is a true hero. Pajama Man then overpowers and defeats the God of the Underworld, reopening the portal and returning to their home. Pajama Man comforts Bug Man after he tears up over No-Shirt Boy and Lightning Bolt decides to return home and rid himself of his powers, finally returning to his normal life. Pajama Man and Bug Man decide to come out of retirement and become heroes again.

In a mid-credit scene, No-Shirt Boy is revealed to be alive and missing.

Cast

 * Colbi Shofler as Jimmy Walker/Pajama Man, a retired superhero who is still affected by Chaos’ attack and is on the run from Beast Machine. Shofler is de-aged during the time travel scenes.
 * Dylan Bond as Joe Richardson/Bug Man, a retired superhero who is the partner of Pajama Man and is also on the run from Beast Machine. Bond is de-aged during the time travel scenes.
 * Pedro Pascal as Beast Machine, a ruthless Bounty Hunter from the Dark Dimension who is sent to kill Pajama Man and Bug Man.
 * Noah Schnapp as Jack Wheeler/Lightning Bolt, a renowned super villain who has to team up with Pajama Man and Bug Man to stop a bounty hunter.
 * Will Arnett as the God of the Underworld, the demon who sends Beast Machine to Earth to kill Pajama Man and Bug Man, as he plots to finally begin his invasion on Earth.
 * Chris Pine as Doctor Danger, the archenemy of Pajama Man.
 * Paul Bettany as Captain Stone, the creator of the serum that gave Pajama Man powers.

Additionally, Patrick Wilson, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Chris Evans, Megan Fox, Lennon Richardson, and Gabriel Combs reprise their roles as Principal Barber, Josh the Bully, Tom Walker, Mary Walker, Captain Underkid (flashback), and No-Shirt Boy (flashback) in supporting roles. Also, J.K. Simmons appears in an uncredited role as the Chief of Police

Release
The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on May 14, 2021.