{"id":279571,"date":"2026-02-04T02:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/279571\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T02:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T02:57:09","slug":"john-cenas-matchbox-the-movie-from-apple-tv-sets-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/279571\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena\u2019s \u2018Matchbox The Movie\u2019 From Apple TV Sets Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/john-cena\/\" id=\"auto-tag_john-cena_1\" data-tag=\"john-cena\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Cena<\/a> is on the run after getting the gang back together in Matchbox The Movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/apple-tv-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_apple-tv-2_1\" data-tag=\"apple-tv-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a> has released the first-look images for Sam Hargrave\u2019s action-adventure based on the iconic toys from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/mattel\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mattel_1\" data-tag=\"mattel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mattel<\/a>, and set a global release date of Oct. 9. The news was revealed on Tuesday during the streamer\u2019s press day at Santa Monica\u2019s Barker Hangar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMatchbox The Movie is described as \u201ca globetrotting adventure\u201d centering on a group of close friends since childhood. Their lives are upended when an undercover CIA agent Sean, played by Cena, who is their long-absent leader, returns to their small town. He unwittingly gets them mixed up in a frantic international pursuit to save the world. Cena stars opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/jessica-biel\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jessica-biel_1\" data-tag=\"jessica-biel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Biel<\/a>, Sam Richardson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/teyonah-parris\/\" id=\"auto-tag_teyonah-parris_1\" data-tag=\"teyonah-parris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Teyonah Parris<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/arturo-castro\/\" id=\"auto-tag_arturo-castro_1\" data-tag=\"arturo-castro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arturo Castro<\/a>. Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Danai Gurira and Golshifteh Faranhani round out the cast.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Matchbox_Film_0001F_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1248\" width=\"3000\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tCastro, Biel, Cena, Parris and Richardson in Apple TV\u2019s Matchbox The Movie, set for a global debut on Oct. 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMatchbox The Movie is an Apple Original Film that comes from Skydance Media and Mattel Films. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger are producing for Skydance alongside Robbie Brenner and Ynon Kreiz through Mattel Films as well as Jules Daly. Patrick Newall and Elizabeth Bassin are executive producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHargrave, who directed from a script by David Coggeshall (The Family Plan), has a long and diversified resum\u00e9 that includes work as an actor, writer, director, producer, stunt performer and more. His directing work includes Extraction, Extraction II and The Last Frontier. Cena recently starred in Peacemaker, Heads of State and in a cameo on Pluribus.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Matchbox_Film_15584F_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tCena stars in Matchbox The Movie.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Apple TV<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Matchbox_Film_0002F_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1248\" width=\"3000\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tA still from Matchbox The Movie.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Apple TV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Cena is on the run after getting the gang back together in Matchbox The Movie. 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