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Jon M. Chu To Direct Live-Action ‘Hot Wheels’ Movie For Mattel, Warner Bros. & Bad Robot
Jon M. Chu is set to direct a live-action 'Hot Wheels' movie for Mattel, Warner Bros. and Bad Robot, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
EXCLUSIVE: After seeing Wicked soar to 10 Oscar nominations and a worldwide gross exceeding $756M, and with the back half of the two-part musical coming up for release this November, Jon M. Chu has inked a deal to direct a live-action Hot Wheels movie for Mattel and Warner Bros. Pictures. Juel Taylor& Tony Rettenmaier, a writer-director duo whose credits include Creed II and They Cloned Tyrone, have been tapped to pen the script, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Chu’s Electric Somewhere producing. Paired with Juel and Tony’s compelling storytelling, this team is uniquely positioned to capture the heart, adrenaline, and spirit of Hot Wheels, a leading brand in car culture.”
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