The man behind the Extraction film series will direct Mattel’s Matchbox film
- Mattel’s Matchbox film has a director: Sam Hargrave.
- As an experienced stunt coordinator and director of the Extraction series, Hargrave will undoubtedly provide fast-paced action in the Matchbox film.
- No plot elements have been revealed yet, but Mattel previously said the film would be suitable for audiences of all ages.
Throw away your trading card folders and dust off those dusty Hot Wheels in the attic – childhood toy nostalgia shines in Hollywood, just like the current live-action Barbie film. Next up for a big-budget makeover is the world of miniature car mayhem, and while the plot of the upcoming film based on Mattel’s classic Matchbox series is still under wraps, we now have our first hint of its high-octane one Atmosphere: directed by Sam Hargrave.
Hargrave’s career as a director has been short so far and the only feature films he has supervised are Extraction and Extraction II, the action films starring Chris Hemsworth. However, he has been in Hollywood for a while now and has served as a stunt or fight coordinator for major films like Avengers: Endgame, Atomic Blonde, Suicide Squad, Deadpool 2, and many more.
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Now Hargrave will also be responsible for the live-action Matchbox film, which will be written by David Coggeshall and Jonathan Tropper. deadline Reports. The latter two could bring some humor into the mix, with Coggeshall most recently writing The Family Plan, an action-comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan, while Tropper wrote The Adam Project, an action-adventure comedy starring Ryan Reynolds.
Unfortunately, no plot information has been publicly revealed, but Don Granger, president of feature films at Skydance, the production company behind the Matchbox film, said when it was first announced that the film would offer “action-adventure entertainment at the highest level.” in 2022.
However, Mattel says the film aims to entertain viewers of “all ages,” which makes sense since it’s based on a children’s toy. The Matchbox brand was founded in 1953 after car enthusiast Jack Odell decided to create a scale model that his daughter could take to school.
According to the facility’s rules, she was only allowed to play with toys that fit in a matchbox, so the model cars had to be small. Odell succeeded, and his daughter quickly became the envy of the schoolyard, founding the die-cast toy brand that is now owned by Mattel.
The toy company is on something of a film boom following the success of the Barbie film. In addition to the Matchbox film, toys-focused films such as Hot Wheels, Magic 8 Ball, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, American Girl and more are in development.
