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John Cena to Star in ‘Matchbox,’ Based on Mattel Car Toyline
Extraction’ filmmaker Sam Hargrave is on board to direct the live-action feature, which has landed at Apple.
John Cena has signed on to star in Matchbox, a live-action take on the classic Mattel car toyline.
Apple Original Films has snagged the mighty film package that hails from Skydance and Mattel Films. Sam Hargrave, the director behind the gritty Extraction movies, is on board to helm the feature.
The project is coming in full throttle with a screenplay by David Coggeshall, who wrote action comedy The Family Plan for the streaming and tech giant, and Jonathan Tropper, the author and scribe who wrote the Ryan Reynolds action-adventure feature The Adam Project.