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.
