The Matchbox movie solid is rising, with THR’s Warmth Imaginative and prescient publication reporting that Teyonah Parris is in talks to star alongside John Cena within the upcoming film based mostly on the legendary Matchbox model.
Parris will seem alongside Cena — who was cast in the film earlier this year — as nicely Jessica Biel and Sam Richardson within the film that’s set to be written by David Coggeshall and Jonathan Tropper. Like its identify suggests, the film will probably be based mostly on the long-lasting real-world die-cast toy automobile line from Mattel.
Parris is greatest identified for her function as Daybreak Chambers within the hit AMC collection Mad Males, in addition to the movie Pricey White Folks, the drama collection Empire, and her function as Monica Rambeau within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What do we all know in regards to the Matchbox film?
Elsewhere within the Warmth Imaginative and prescient publication, the primary plot particulars for the Matchbox film have been detailed. Whereas no main particulars have been launched, the report notes that the movie is being described as ” action-packed, globetrotting journey and facilities on a bunch of childhood mates who should work collectively to cease an impending worldwide catastrophe and rediscover their friendship alongside the best way.”
The live-action Matchbox film will probably be directed by Sam Hargrave, who’s greatest identified for helming Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction motion pictures. Matchbox was created by automotive knowledgeable Jack Odell in 1953 for Lesney Merchandise. In 1997, the toy model was formally acquired by Mattel. The screenplay is co-written by David Coggeshall (The Household Plan) and Jonathan Tropper (The Adam Mission). It hails from Apple Unique Movies, Skydance, and Mattel Movies, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, and Robbie Brenner serving as producers.
“For practically 70 years, Matchbox has carried monumental cultural relevance and impressed generations of youngsters to unleash their imaginations, combining what they see on this planet each day with what they dream their very own world to be,” Brenner mentioned in a previous statement when the mission was first introduced again in 2022. “We sit up for working with our unimaginable companions at Skydance Media to craft a narrative for the large display that evokes the identical, imaginative spirit of this beloved Mattel franchise and delights followers of all ages.”
(Supply: The Hollywood Reporter)
