{"id":2266218,"date":"2026-02-04T11:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2266218"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:24:22","slug":"john-cena-is-on-the-run-as-undercover-cia-agent-in-mattel-inspired-matchbox-movie-from-apple-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/john-cena-is-on-the-run-as-undercover-cia-agent-in-mattel-inspired-matchbox-movie-from-apple-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena Is on the Run as Undercover CIA Agent in Mattel-Inspired \u2018Matchbox\u2019 Movie From Apple TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1078479\/\">John Cena<\/a> is on the run after getting the gang back together in Matchbox The Movie.<\/p>\n<p>Apple TV has released the first-look images for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1092087\/\">Sam Hargrave<\/a>\u2019s action-adventure based on the iconic toys from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0080248\/\">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 where Cena appeared alongside his cast mates, seen below.<\/p>\n<p>Matchbox 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 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co1111501\/\">CIA<\/a> 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 rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0004754\/\">Jessica Biel<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3931538\/\">Sam Richardson<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3500582\/\">Teyonah Parris<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3594330\/\">Arturo Castro<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1015684\/\">Corey Stoll<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0131966\/\">Bill Camp<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1775091\/\">Danai Gurira<\/a> and Golshifteh Faranhani round out the cast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Cena is on the run after getting the gang back together in Matchbox The Movie. Apple TV has released the first-look images for Sam Hargrave\u2019s action-adventure based on the iconic toys from Mattel, and set a global release date of Oct. 9. 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