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Tom Hanks is Major Matt Mason

March 25, 2009

Universal will develop Major Matt Mason, a live-action feature based on the vintage Mattel action figure, reports Variety. The film will be developed as a star vehicle for Tom Hanks, and Graham Yost will write the script.

Playtone partners Hanks and Gary Goetzman will produce.

The toy line originated in 1966; Mason led an astronaut team that worked on the moon and lived in a space station. The toy was a hit in the buildup to the first manned moon mission. Mattel retired the line in the 1970s.

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COMMENTS (27)

Posted by:

Swagger5

March 25, 2009

Hmmmm.... Movie based on an astronaut toy. That'll be interesting. Oh Tom, make it good.

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March 25, 2009

If they make a Mister Potato Head movie, I'm going to hit something.

Posted by:

pomh

March 25, 2009

the third one minus the transformers sequel... cartoons to comics to tv to toys... what will hollywood come up with next? sequels, prequels and adaptations are already mainstream... the question is, what's left? i think Jim Cameron will give us that answer soon... i hope... i know he will, he has never let me down...

Posted by:

Swagger5

March 25, 2009

There will always be sequels, prequels, and adaptations. What's left? Plenty. Jim Cameron. Hahaha. You complain about sequels and then you say his name. Anything is game. There are plenty of new ideas out there being developed, but when there are ideas already made for you to do more on or adapt to screen, why not do it?

Posted by:

Nunya

March 25, 2009

Yeah, even the Terminator was inspired by The Devil with the Glass Hand. Look it up.

Posted by:

Ledbetter

March 25, 2009

If Hanks could make a Story about Toys great, this should be easy.

Posted by:

Snoodle

March 25, 2009

Movie based on a toy line sounds awful on paper, but when you think about it they can pretty much just take the name and then do whatever they want for the film since there's no real continuity to keep track of.

Posted by:

xexkxex

March 25, 2009

"Posted by: CY on March 25, 2009 at 02:42:04

If they make a Mister Potato Head movie, I'm going to hit something."

....Shhhhhhh. They might here you. ;)

Posted by:

JINO

March 25, 2009

Holy **** Wood!

Posted by:

Barbie Cue

March 25, 2009

What about a movie about Barbie, torture porn style.