Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso) has landed a role alongside John Cena and Jessica Biel in Apple‘s live-action Matchbox film from Skydance and Mattel Films.
While the film is inspired by Mattel’s iconic real-world die-cast toy vehicle line of the same name, there’s no word yet on who Richardson is playing.
The Matchbox brand was invented in 1953 by automotive enthusiast Jack Odell to solve a challenge for his daughter, who was allowed to take a toy to school only if it was small enough to fit in a matchbox.
When his daughter’s school friends, too, began clamoring for a “matchbox car,” an enduring brand was born. The high standards of authenticity for Matchbox die-cast cars have driven the brand for over 70 years and generations of fans.
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