\nHot Wheels is revving up, as the film based on the ever-popular toy has new screenwriters. Dalton Leeb and Nicholas Jacobson-Larson will write the script, and WB and Bad Robot are actively searching for a director. Other Mattel films in the pipeline in various stages of development include American Girl, Barney, Magic 8 Ball, Major Matt Mason, Matchbox, Masters of the Universe, Polly Pocket, Rock' Em Sock' Em Robots, Thomas & Friends, Uno, View-Master and Wish Bone.
Handler insisted that the toy cars look authentic, so the project enlisted Harry Bradley, a top auto designer from Chevrolet, to lead the toy design team. What Handler really wanted was not the cars of Detroit but the radical versions altered by custom-car shops—like vehicles he often saw on California's highways. And Handler wanted his little cars to zoom.
There's no reason to make this film, unless it's a documentary on the toy line. Fast & Furious is already a thing.