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Justin Lin to take the driving seat of 'Hot Wheels'

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"Star Trek Beyond" director Justin Lin has been signed up to develop, direct and produce "Hot Wheels", a feature film based on hit range of car toys from Mattel.

However as the project is still in the early stages, with Lin now looking for a writer to get it off the ground, "Hot Wheels" will not be Lin's next movie reports The Hollywood Reporter.

One of the world's biggest toy brands, Mattel claims that "Hot Wheels" is the best-selling toy in the world, with the company creating nine million cars every week and selling 10 every second.

More than 5 billion toy cars have been produced since 1968.

Lin is also known for his work on the "Fast and Furious", directing four films from the popular franchise.