Matchbox: The Movie (2026)
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A former soldier and his friends must re-steal a nuclear warhead to clear their names after being framed by the CIA.
The story
Spy and former soldier Sean Walker reunites with childhood friends only to be drugged and kidnapped by a group looking for a nuclear warhead. The CIA believes Walker and his friends stole the nuclear weapon, so the group decides to re-steal the bomb and clear their names.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Spy and former soldier Sean Walker reunites with childhood friends only to be drugged and kidnapped by a group looking for a nuclear warhead. The CIA believes Walker and his friends stole the nuclear weapon, so the group decides to re-steal the bomb and clear their names.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 126
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Sam Hargrave
- Writers
- David Coggeshall · writer; Jonathan Tropper · writer
- Cast and characters
- John Cena · Sean Walker; Jessica Biel · Aimee; Sam Richardson · Crosby; Arturo Castro · Ted; Teyonah Parris · Charmaine; Kristoffer Hivju; Randeep Hooda; Danai Gurira
- Genres
- action; comedy
- Themes
- friendship; espionage; redemption
- Tone and mood
- action; comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- spy; military; heist; action
- Source material / true-story basis
- Matchbox toy brand by Mattel
- Franchise connections
- Matchbox
- Production trivia
- Filming took place in Budapest, Casablanca, Erfoud, Merzouga, Slovakia, and Los Angeles.; John Cena filmed action car scenes on location in Morocco.
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