Overview
- Jon M. Chu has signed on to direct a live-action Hot Wheels movie for Mattel and Warner Bros., with plot details still under wraps.
- The film is produced by Mattel Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and Chu’s Electric Somewhere.
- Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier have been tapped to pen the screenplay after credits on Creed II and They Cloned Tyrone.
- Chu’s hiring follows his success with Wicked and reunites him with Bad Robot on new projects, reflecting Mattel’s post-Barbie franchise ambitions.
- Hot Wheels has been in development since 2019 with Bad Robot joining in 2022, and no casting or release date has yet been announced.