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John Cena has actually signed on to star in Matchboxa live-action take on the traditional Mattel automobile toyline.
Apple Original Films has actually snagged the magnificent movie plan that comes from Skydance and Mattel Films. Sam Hargrave, the director behind the gritty Extraction motion pictures, is on board to helm the function.
The job is being available in complete throttle with a movie script by David Coggeshall, who composed action funny The Family Plan for the streaming and tech giant, and Jonathan Tropper, the author and scribe who composed the Ryan Reynolds action-adventure function The Adam Project
Matchbox is the toy brand name very first developed in 1953 and obtained by Mattel in 1997. Mattel took on Matchbox in the die-cast vehicle area with its own line, Hot Wheels. According to tradition, vehicle lover Jack Odell developed the very first cars and truck for his child, who was enabled to take a toy to school just if it was little adequate to suit a matchbox. When his child’s school pals too started demanding a “matchbox automobile,” a renowned brand name was born.
Plot information are being kept under the hood. While Hollywood has actually pursued years to bring Hot Wheels to the big-screen, this seems the very first time Matchbox has actually been established as a film.
Making are Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, along with Robbie Brenner for Mattel Films.
The task marks the current cooperation in between Skydance and Apple. There a more than a handful of Skydance-Apple productions on deck, amongst them experience film The Gorgestarring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, and Water fountain of Youthan upcoming star-studded function from Guy Ritchie that stars Natalie Portman and John Krasinksi.
Cena just recently starred opposite Akwafina in Amazon’s action-comedyPrize,and is presently shooting season 2 of limit initial seriesPeacemakerbased upon the DC heroes. He is likewise prepping to start his goodbye WWE trip in 2025.
Cena is repped by WME, Intenta Media, and Johnson, Shapiro.
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