Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Movie Updates: Is The Vin Diesel Adaptation Happening?
Is the Vin Diesel-fronted Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots movie still happening? First released by the Marx Toy Company in 1964, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots is a two-player tabletop game that features two robots – known as the Red Rocker and the Blue Bomber – who battle it out in a boxing ring. Each player takes control of one of the joystick-operated robots with the objective being to punch the opponent robot until its head is knocked off. The game peaked in popularity during the '60s and '70s but was resurrected in 2000 by Mattel, which also released a line of action figures and a Playstation game based on the property.
Prior to Mattel reviving the game, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots had a brief cameo in Toy Story 2 during a scene in which Buzz Lightyear and his friends are searching the office of nefarious toy collector Al McWhiggin for Woody and Slinky Dog asks the Red Rocker and Blue Bomber whether they’ve seen his missing pal. Back in 2010, there were rumors Mattel was teaming with German director Wolfgang Petersen (of Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story fame) to make a Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots movie but the project didn't come together.
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More than a decade later, it seems like a Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots movie is finally happening after Mattel Films announced it was teaming with Universal Pictures to bring the tabletop game to the big screen. Here’s what we know about the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots movie so far.
It’s still early days for the Vin Diesel movie Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, so Mattel Films has yet to set a release date. However, Mattel has confirmed a few details about the upcoming game-to-movie adaptation – namely around its main cast, screenwriter and basic plot.
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