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Jon M. Chu will direct the live-action Hot Wheels movie. The content might be too strong for children, however.
Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier will pen the script for the live-action feature take of the iconic racing toy brand.
Deadline reports that "Wicked" and "Wicked: For Good" director Jon M. Chu has signed on to direct "Hot Wheels," an action ...
After Wicked: For Good bows in theaters this fall, filmmaker Jon M. Chu will be trading flight for high-speed races with the Hot Wheels movie. According to Deadline, Warner Bros., in partnership ...
After he leaves Oz, “Wicked” filmmaker Jon M. Chu is putting the pedal to the metal. He is set to direct a live-action “Hot Wheels” movie for Warner Bros. Based on the Mattel toy, the high ...
Jon M. Chu is set to direct a live-action 'Hot Wheels' movie for Mattel, Warner Bros. and Bad Robot, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
“Hot Wheels has always been about more than speed — it’s about imagination, connection, and the thrill of play,” Chu said. “Bringing that spirit to the big screen is an incredible ...
Barney, Polly Pocket, Rock 'em Sock'em Robot, and, somehow, Uno are all in the mix. So is Hot Wheels, and the Hot Wheels movie now has a director. One you might call overqualified: Jon M. Chu.
A Hot Wheels live-action movie is coming, Mattel announced in July 2025. Jon M. Chu is set to direct the movie, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions producing and Juel Taylor and Tony ...
Hot Wheels has always been about more than speed — it’s about imagination, connection and the thrill of play. Bringing that spirit to the big screen is an incredible opportunity.
Jon M. Chu is putting the pedal to the metal. The director of “Crazy Rich Asians” and both “Wicked” films will be helming a live-action “Hot Wheels” movie from Mattel, Warner Bros. and ...