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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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AND IN THIS CORNER: He s been a WWII soldier, a race car driver, a sentient tree, and now.a Rock Em Sock Em Robot? It s complicated. Vin Diesel could very well be choosing red or blue in an upcoming film adaptation of the iconic children s game in which two players box with a pair of mechanical fighters, attempting to knock their opponent s head off (metaphorically, of course; we re not endorsing genuine decapitation here).
Diesel (who is set to return to the big screen this summer in
F9) will produce and star in the live-action project hailing from Mattel Films and Universal Pictures.
Vin Diesel to produce and star in a live-action Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots movie
Fast and the Furious,
XXX, and
Riddick, will attempt to add another to his list as it is being reported that Diesel will produce and star in a live-action
Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, and he says he has big plans for this film.
“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,” said Vin Diesel.
Yes, Diesel will partner with Mattel Films and Universal to bring the classic tabletop boxing robots game to the big screen. Diesel is producing with One Race Films and partner Samantha Vincent. 2018’s
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