Matchbox Cars Live-Action Movie

[BluBonnet]

Matchbox Cars Live-Action Movie in the Works from Mattel and Skydance

[BudBaxter]

See, I don't understand this (or the long mooted Hot Wheels movie). I get it's a popular brand (I had loads of Matchbox cars as a kid), but these toys are just cars. They don't have personalities or special abilities. You could literally make any movie with cars in it & call it a Matchbox/Hot Wheels movie.

You could easily just rebrand the Fast & Furious saga or Pixar's Cars movies as Matchbox/Hot Wheels movies.

What's the spin?

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by BudBaxter

What's the spin?

Maybe they'll do something that's never been done before, like giving cars shape-shifting abilities

[Zillamon51]

Originally Posted by BudBaxter

You could easily just rebrand the Fast & Furious saga or Pixar's Cars movies as Matchbox/Hot Wheels movies.

That's the whole point right there: Take the long-running and extremely successful Fast & Furious saga, make a more kid-oriented version of it, and use the branding of an iconic and perpetually popular toy line. If done well, the checks write themselves!

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Zillamon51

That's the whole point right there: Take the long-running and extremely successful Fast & Furious saga, make a more kid-oriented version of it, and use the branding of an iconic and perpetually popular toy line. If done well, the checks write themselves!

Yep, branding and IP's are what is hot now.

[Mikezilla3k]

I have quite fond memories of the Pop-Up sets they used to have:

[Dragon78]

There are much better toys to make animated films based on them.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Dragon78

There are much better toys to make animated films based on them.

Like?

[Doomhunter]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Matchbox Cars Live-Action Movie in the Works from Mattel and Skydance

Oh right,

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[BluBonnet]

[kylor]

I hope this car is in the movie.

[starsteam]

Maximum Overdrive except the cars are friendly.
Or basically planet of the Herbies.
I've got nothing.

[Wildcat2000]

Not sure about Matchbox but Hot Wheels are way more than just the typical real life cars. They have a bunch a fantasy cars and of course the over-the-top track sets. This would NOT just be a F&F rebrand.

[joshsquash729]

Interesting IP to draw from, but like many others have said, there's not exactly a shortage of ideas. I can see them trying to tie in real life Matchbox cars somehow; maybe Cena's character collected Matchbox cars with his dad growing up and either enters into a race to honor his father's memory, or if they go the more fantastical route, they come to life or something. Gotta have that heartwarming tie-in somehow.

[bowlingbilly10]

So it’s star is nobody we can’t see?

[Zivouhr]

I think it could be a fun movie if they are able to shrink human stunt drivers down to the size of match box cars and somehow give the cars the power to move. Then go into competition against their nemesis.

Matchbox Racing games on NES were cool as you'd be driving on a kitchen table with the track edges made of Cheerios Cereal.

[BluBonnet]

Jessica Biel reportedly in talks to co-star

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Sam Richardson Joins John Cena in ‘Matchbox,’ Based on Mattel Car Toy Line

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Teyonah Parris Joins John Cena in ‘Matchbox’ Movie From Apple and Skydance

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