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Mattel Developing UNO® Live-Action Motion Picture
February 4, 2021 GMT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 4, 2021
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that the company is developing UNO®, the number one game in the world , into a live-action motion picture.
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Mattel Films will produce the project alongside Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Yachty. In addition, Quality Control’s Kevin “Coach K” Lee, Pierre “P” Thomas and Brian Sher will produce for Quality Films. Marcy Kelly penned the screenplay for the action heist comedy, set in the underground hip hop world of Atlanta. Robbie Brenner, executive producer, and Kevin McKeon, supervising producer, will lead the project for Mattel Films.
Live-Action ‘UNO’ Movie in the Works at Mattel Films
Mattel Films will produce the project alongside Grammy-nominated rapper Lil YachtyUmberto Gonzalez | February 4, 2021 @ 11:00 AM Last Updated: February 4, 2021 @ 5:30 PM
Lil Yachty and Marcy Kelly
Mattel Films is developing a live action heist comedy “UNO” movie inspired by the card game, the company announced on Thursday.
Mattel Films will produce the project alongside Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Yachty. In addition, Quality Control’s Kevin “Coach K” Lee, Pierre “P” Thomas and Brian Sher will produce for Quality Films.
Marcy Kelly wrote the screenplay for the action heist comedy, set in the underground hip hop world of Atlanta. Robbie Brenner is the executive producer, and Kevin McKeon is the supervising producer. Both will lead the project for Mattel Films.