Get the latest gossip
Jon M. Chu to Direct ‘Hot Wheels’ Live-Action Movie for Warner Bros. and Mattel
After he leaves Oz, "Wicked" filmmaker Jon M. Chu is putting the petal to the metal. He is set to direct a live-action "Hot Wheels" movie for Warner Bros.
Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, who partnered on “Creed II” and Netflix’s “They Cloned Tyrone” will pen the screenplay with J.J. Abrams’ company Bad Robot Productions and Chu’s Electric Somewhere serving as producers. Mattel Studios president and chief content officer Robbie Brenner described the filmmaking team as “uniquely positioned to capture the heart, adrenaline, and spirit of Hot Wheels, a leading brand in car culture.” Chu has attached his name to dozens of film projects at the moment, including a Play Doh animated adventure, a Britney Spears biopic, an adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” and another stage-to-screen musical in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”
Or read this on Variety
