Jon M. Chu to Direct Live-Action 'Hot Wheels' Movie for Warner Bros., Mattel | THR News Video - video Dailymotion

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'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu is jumping into the driver's seat of the live-action 'Hot Wheels' movie. The filmmaker is set to helm the big screen take on Mattel's iconic toy cars for Warner Bros. The action film promises to bring the iconic Hot Wheels franchise to the screen.

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00:00Wicked director John M. Chu is jumping into the driver's seat of the live-action Hot Wheels movie.

00:06The filmmaker is set to helm the big-screen take on Mattel's iconic toy cars for Warner Brothers.

00:11The action film promises to bring the iconic Hot Wheels franchise to the screen.

00:16The screenwriting duo of Jewel Taylor and Tony Rettenmeier will write the script,

00:20with J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions and Chu's company Electric Somewhere producing.

00:25This collaboration between Warner Brothers and Mattel Studios follows the box office success

00:30of the Greta Gerwig-directed Warner Brothers tentpole Barbie.

00:33What do I have to do?

00:34You have to go to the real world.

00:37You can go back to your regular life, or you can know the truth about the universe.

00:42As for Chu, his other directing work includes In the Heights and Crazy Rich Asians.

00:47He said in a statement,

00:48Hot Wheels has always been about more than speed.

00:51It's about imagination, connection, and the thrill of play.

00:54Bringing that spirit to the big screen is an incredible opportunity.

00:57I'm excited to partner with Mattel Studios, Warner Brothers Pictures, and Bad Robot

01:01to create an adventure that honors Hot Wheels' legacy while driving it somewhere entirely new.

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