As Vin Diesel’s latest entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise is set to release, the actor is ready to kick off another one as it was announced that star in and produce a live-action feature version of the tabletop boxing game Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.
Mattel Films is behind the project and is partnering with Universal for the film. Ryan Engle, the writer behind Dwayne Johnson Rampage, wrote the screenplay for the film, which follows a father and son who form an unlikely bond with an advanced war machine.
Along with this film, Mattel is in the works on live-action adaptations of their other game and toy IPs, including Barbie, Barney, Hot Wheels and Magic 8 Ball.