00:00John Cena has signed on to star in Matchbox, a live-action take on the classic Mattel car
00:05toyline.
00:07Apple Original Films has snagged the Mighty Film package that hails from Skydance and
00:12Mattel Films.
00:13Sam Hargrave, the director behind the gritty Extraction movies, is on board to helm the
00:18feature.
00:19Plot details for the film starring Cena are currently being kept under wraps.
00:23While Hollywood has tried for years to bring Hot Wheels to the big screen, this appears
00:27to be the first time Matchbox has been developed as a movie.
00:30The Matchbox toy brand was first created in 1953 and acquired by Mattel in 1997.
00:36As for Cena, the actor recently starred opposite Awkwafina in Amazon's action comedy, Jackpot.
00:49He's currently shooting Season 2 of the Max Original Series, Peacemaker.
00:53And one of that show premiered back in January of 2022.
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