00:00John Cena has signed on to star in Matchbox, a live-action take on the classic Mattel car toyline.
00:07Apple Original Films has snagged the Mighty Film package that hails from Skydance and Mattel Films.
00:13Sam Hargrave, the director behind the gritty Extraction movies, is on board to helm the feature.
00:18Plot details for the film starring Cena are currently being kept under wraps.
00:22While Hollywood has tried for years to bring Hot Wheels to the big screen,
00:26this appears to 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.
00:42What is going on?
00:44Katie, you won the lottery.
00:46And now anyone with a losing ticket that kills you before sundown gets your money.
00:49He's currently shooting season two of the Max Original Series, Peacemaker.
00:52Season one of that show premiered back in January of 2022.
00:56I'm having feelings about things.
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