Mattel to Make Movie About the Little Cars of Our Childhood, Starring John Cena

“Matchbox” will tell a story about the model vehicles that children around the world have been playing with for decades.

After Barbie or the Transformersthe toys of our childhood continue to inspire cinema. This time, it is the small cars from Mattel that will be brought to the screen. Yes, these famous boxes (called Matchbox in the United States) of scale models of real vehicles will be the basis of a live-action feature film. And it is John Cenathe star of Peacemakerwho will lead the cast of this live-action film. Let's remember that he came to say hello as mermaid Ken in the film Barbie.

We already know who the director will be: Matchbox will be led by Sam Hargraveknown for directing the films Tyker Rake starring Chris Hemsworth for Netflix. The screenplay is co-written by David Coggeshall And Jonathan Tropper (Adam through time). It will be an Apple Original Films, Skydance and Mattel Films production.

What will it be about? How will the “little cars” of our childhood be presented? We don't know yet.

Created by automotive expert Jack Odell in 1953 for Lesney Products, the toy brand Matchbox was officially acquired by Mattel in 1997.