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.
