00:00Wicked director John M. Chu is jumping into the driver's seat of the live-action Hot Wheels movie.
00:06The filmmaker is set to helm the big-screen take on Mattel's iconic toy cars for Warner Brothers.
00:11The action film promises to bring the iconic Hot Wheels franchise to the screen.
00:16The screenwriting duo of Jewel Taylor and Tony Rettenmeier will write the script,
00:20with J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions and Chu's company Electric Somewhere producing.
00:25This collaboration between Warner Brothers and Mattel Studios follows the box office success
00:30of the Greta Gerwig-directed Warner Brothers tentpole Barbie.
00:33What do I have to do?
00:34You have to go to the real world.
00:37You can go back to your regular life, or you can know the truth about the universe.
00:42As for Chu, his other directing work includes In the Heights and Crazy Rich Asians.
00:47He said in a statement,
00:48Hot Wheels has always been about more than speed.
00:51It's about imagination, connection, and the thrill of play.
00:54Bringing that spirit to the big screen is an incredible opportunity.
00:57I'm excited to partner with Mattel Studios, Warner Brothers Pictures, and Bad Robot
01:01to create an adventure that honors Hot Wheels' legacy while driving it somewhere entirely new.
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