Your Name wrote:
Yet another silly movie that will have nothing to do with the toy is is supposedly "based on". :-\

From ComingSoon.net ...

Vin Diesel & Universal team for Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots film -------------------------------------------------------------
After working with the studio for the past 20 years on the hit
Fast & FuriousandChronicles of Riddickfranchises, Vin Diesel
is partnering up with Universal once again to star in and
produce a film adaptation of Mattel's iconic tabletop boxing
gameRock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, according to The Hollywood
Reporter.

The action-adventure film is being written by Ryan Engle and
will center on a father and son who form an unlikely bond with
an advanced war machine. Engle has made a name for himself in
the action blockbuster genre, having co-written the Dwayne
Johnson-led adaptation ofRampageat Warner Bros.and the Liam
Neeson vehiclesNon-Stopat Universal andThe Commuterat
Lionsgate.

Diesel is set to produce the film alongside Samantha Vincent
via his One Race Films production banner, which signed a
first-look deal with the studio back in 2011, while Kevin
McKeon is set to oversee development of the project for
Mattel, who will produce with Universal.

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robotsis the latest intellectual property
from Mattel to enter development on a film project, with
Universal working on an adaptation of hit '90s seriesWishbone
while Warner Bros. is at work on the Margot Robbie-ledBarbie
andHot Wheels, MGM developingAmerican GirlandView-Master,
Blumhouse preparing a horror take on the Magic 8-Ball, Marc
Forster producing a newThomas & Friendsand many more.

While fans still eagerly await the release ofF9: The Fast
Sagain June, Diesel's dance card proves to be quite full
already, having signed on to the first two sequels in James
Cameron'sAvatar franchise, the first of which is currently
in post-production and slated for a December 2022 release,
set to appear as Groot inThor: Love and Thunderand the
long-awaited thirdGuardians of the Galaxy and a sequel to
his other superhero ventureBloodshotat DMG Entertainment.

https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1170158-vin-diesel-universal-team-for-r ock-em-sock-em-robots-film


I'm gonna watch this just because Vin Diesel is in it. :!:


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