A live-action Sizzling Wheels film is already within the works and now Mattel’s different tiny toy automobile model, Matchbox, is getting a film of its personal.

The brand new film “Matchbox” was introduced by Apple Unique Movies on Sept. 17, and it is set to star WWE personality-turned-Hollywood actor John Cena.

Cena is a real automobile man, who day by day drives a Honda Civic Kind R, making him a great match for a film about beloved Matchbox toy automobiles. He additionally owned an instance of the wild Ultima Evolution at one level, and famously bought into hassle with Ford for promoting his GT early.

Directing the Matchbox film might be Sam Hargrave, who served as a stunt coordinator for a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe motion pictures and was a second unit director for Disney’s “The Mandalorian” collection. He was additionally accountable for Netflix’s two “Extraction” motion pictures.

Manufacturing might be dealt with by a joint effort between Skydance and Mattel’s personal film manufacturing firm.

A launch date hasn’t been introduced. A plot additionally hasn’t been talked about, although inspiration will come from the tiny automobiles bought beneath the Matchbox title, Apple Unique Movies mentioned in an announcement. Getting ready the screenplay are David Coggeshall, greatest recognized for his work on horror and thriller movies, and Jonathan Tropper, a novelist with three books which were or are within the technique of being changed into motion pictures.

The Matchbox film is not the one car-related film backed by Apple Unique Movies. A Formulation 1 film starring Brad Pitt and that includes footage filmed throughout some precise F1 races final yr can also be coming.