Vin Diesel is to star in and produce a Rock Em Sock Em Robots movie.
The 53-year-old actor is teaming up with Mattel Films and Universal for the live-action take on the tabletop boxing-robots game. Diesel will star in the flick and will produce with his One Race Films banner together with Samantha Vincent.
Ryan Engle has written the screenplay, which follows a father and son as they form an unlikely bond with an advanced war machine. Kevin McKeon will lead the project for Mattel Films. Rock Em Sock Em Robots was launched in 1966, inspired by an arcade boxing game that pitted Red Rocker against Blue Bomber in a match to knock the rival s block off.
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Vin Diesel set to star in Rock Em Sock Em Robots movie
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Vin Diesel has been lined up to star in and produce a live-action movie version of the tabletop boxing game Rock Em Sock Em Robots at Universal Pictures.
Mattel Films is also behind the project while writer Ryan Engle was tasked with screenwriting duties. The film version will follow a father and son who form an unlikely bond with an advanced war machine. Given the fact that the game Rock Em Sock Em Robots doesn t have a backstory to speak of, I m assuming a lot of liberties will be taken to bring this game to life.
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Vin Diesel to Develop and Star in Live-Action ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’ Movie for Universal and Mattel
“To take the classic Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em game, with Mattel as my partner, and align it with the kind of world building, franchise making success we have had with Universal, is truly exciting,” Diesel saysUmberto Gonzalez | April 19, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
Vin Diesel will develop and is also attached to star in a live-action “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” movie, based on the classic tabletop game featuring battling robots for Universal and Mattel.
Diesel will develop via his One Race Films banner. Mattel Films will produce the project alongside Diesel and Samantha Vincent (“The Fast and the Furious” franchise) from One Race Films.
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