The ‚Wicked‘ director is bringing ‚Hot Wheels‘ to the big screen.
If you somehow had it on your 2025 Bingo card that the director of the 10-time Oscar nominated „Wicked“ would be helming a live-action „Hot Wheels“ feature as one of his next projects, congratulations.
Deadline reports that „Wicked“ and „Wicked: For Good“ director Jon M. Chu has signed on to direct „Hot Wheels“, an action film based on the die-cast toy cars from Mattel.
The writing team of Juel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier will write the „Hot Wheels“ script. The pair have worked on such projects as „Creed II“, „Space Jam: A New Legacy“, and „They Cloned Tyrone.“
„Jon’s ability to craft rich, elaborate worlds with a distinct point of view makes him the ideal storyteller to bring Hot Wheels to life“, Mattel Studios‘ President and Chief Content Officer Robbie Brenner said in a statement to Deadline.
