Take a look at Barbie, another classic children's toy turned into a movie, with a major action director behind it

It looks like Barbie was just the beginning, because Mattel has its next toy movie adventure in action, and it's already found a director.

Skydance and Mattel Films have inked a deal with director Sam Hargrave to direct a live-action film based on Mattel's iconic real-world Matchbox toy vehicle line, as reported by deadline. Joining Hargrave, best known as the director of the Netflix action series Extraction starring Chris Hemsworth preyBanshee's David Coggeshall and Jonathan Tropper are writing the screenplay.