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Apple Original Films has landed Matchbox a new, live-action feature film from Skydance and Mattel Films that will be directed by Sam Hargrave with John Cena set for the lead role. The film will be based on a screenplay by David Coggeshall and Jonathan Tropper.

John Cena is ready to get behind the wheel of Extraction helmer Sam Hargrave's Matchbox movie based on the famous toy line.

Now, as casting news continues to pour in for Amazon's upcoming live-action Masters Of The Universe movie, we're getting word on another cinematic dive into the Mattel toy box that's on its way. Per THR's reporting,

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,