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John Cena and Jessica Biel star in Matchbox action comedy
Hindustan Times··3d ago
John Cena and Jessica Biel lead Matchbox: The Movie on Apple TV. Cena said he played with Matchbox cars as a child before stunt driving. Biel said she learned to spin a car 180 degrees and stop on a mark. Director Sam Hargrave is known for Marvel stunt work. Childhood friends reunite and get caught recovering a nuclear warhead.
Prism
What It Means For You
- The film streams on Apple TV from its Friday release, Hindustan Times reported.
- Viewers who owned Matchbox toys may spot Easter eggs referencing the brand.
- Cena said training focused on fluid fight scenes and stunt courage.
What's Happening
- Cena, Biel, Arturo Castro, Sam Richardson and Teyonah Parris headline the cast.
- Hargrave directed high-octane sequences with humorous beats.
- The first Matchbox car fit a 1952 British school matchbox size rule.
Matchbox toy origins
- Engineer Jack Odell designed the original model to meet the matchbox rule.
- Cena collects cars and recalled buying a fake Lamborghini early in his career.
- Biel said driving past 60 miles per hour with camera rigs felt safely choreographed.
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