J J Abrams is working on a ‘Hot Wheels’ film adaptation

Toy manufacturers Mattel are looking to expand beyond the upcoming release of Barbie by adapting a film on the popular Hot Wheels cars. J J Abrams has been roped in to helm the project, and the filmmaker has provided an update on the adaptation. Abrams has revealed that the film will be emotional, grounded, and gritty and based on a script by Dalton Leeb and Nicholas Jacobson-Larson. Mattel’s Barbie film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, directed by Greta Gerwig, is set to release on July 21 and is one of the most-awaited films of the year.