According to a report from Deadline, Apple Original Films has landed Matchbox, which will be a new, live-action feature film from Skydance and Mattel Films, starring WWE’s John Cena.
The movie is inspired by Mattel’s iconic real-world die-cast toy vehicle line.
The iconic Matchbox brand was invented back in 1953 by automotive enthusiast Jack Odell to solve a challenge for his daughter, who was allowed to take a toy to school only if it was small enough to fit in a matchbox. When his daughter’s school friends too began clamoring for a “matchbox car,” this is when the brand was officially born. Matchbox cars are being sold every second somewhere around the world.
At the time of this writing, there is no further information about the film and a potential release date or where and when filming will take place.
Cena is set to begin his WWE farewell tour when Monday Night Raw premieres on Netflix this January.