Wicked’s Jon M. Chu will direct Mattel’s live-action Hot Wheels movie

Hoping to recapture the popularity of the Barbie movie that grossed over $1.44 billion worldwide, toy maker Mattel has announced that Wicked’s Jon M. Chu will direct its upcoming live-action Hot Wheels movie, with Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, whose credits include Creed II and They Cloned Tyrone, writing the script.

The film was first announced over three years ago with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot also producing, but there are still no plot details aside from it being a “high-octane action...