Hollywood Sets Its Sights On an ‘Action Man’ Movie
With Barbie seeing if it can theatrically return and a Matchbox movie months away, another toy line’s stepped up for adaptation. Our latest candidate is Action Man, a line of toys famous over in the UK. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Hasbro and studio Working Title are working on an adaptation.
- ▪With Barbie seeing if it can theatrically return and a Matchbox movie months away, another toy line’s stepped up for adaptation.
- ▪Our latest candidate is Action Man, a line of toys famous over in the UK.
- ▪Per the Hollywood Reporter, Hasbro and studio Working Title are working on an adaptation.
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With Barbie seeing if it can theatrically return and a Matchbox movie months away, another toy line’s stepped up for adaptation. Our latest candidate is Action Man, a line of toys famous over in the UK. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Hasbro and studio Working Title are working on an adaptation. Handling the script are Marvel alums Anthony Seliitti and Simon Hatt. The former is on X-Men ’97, where he’s written several episodes—including season one’s three-part finale, and season two’s Wolverine-focused adventure—and the latter’s been a producer on the Guardians of the Galaxy sequels, Peacemaker, and The Suicide Squad. Created by British toy company Palitoy in 1966, Action Man is a licensed copy of G.I.
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