Matchbox: The Movie Stars Support American Red Cross Pledge Drive
John Cena and Jessica Biel join Mattel to promote a new American Red Cross pledge drive for the film adaptation of the toy brand.
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 8 Oct 2026. The New York Times published first, on 8 October at 09:01 UTC; Variety followed 6h 58m later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 8 October at 16:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The New York Times (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), IndieWire, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The New York Times‘Matchbox: The Movie’ Review: We Like the Cars That Go Boom
- Variety‘Matchbox’ Stars Jessica Biel and John Cena Lead New American Red Cross Pledge Drive (EXCLUSIVE)
- Variety‘Matchbox: The Movie’ Review: John Cena Can’t Make This Toy-Car Spinoff Feel Grownup
- IndieWire‘Matchbox: The Movie’ Review: If Skydance’s Theatrical Releases Are as Blandly Algorithmic as Its Streaming Ones, Hollywood Is Already Dead
- The A.V. ClubThe toy-movie trend scrapes the bottom of the bargain bin with Matchbox: The Movie
Sources
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- ‘Matchbox’ Stars Jessica Biel and John Cena Lead New American Red Cross Pledge Drive (EXCLUSIVE) Variety ·
- ‘Matchbox: The Movie’ Review: John Cena Can’t Make This Toy-Car Spinoff Feel Grownup Variety ·
- ‘Matchbox: The Movie’ Review: We Like the Cars That Go Boom The New York Times ·
- The toy-movie trend scrapes the bottom of the bargain bin with Matchbox: The Movie The A.V. Club
- ‘Matchbox: The Movie’ Review: If Skydance’s Theatrical Releases Are as Blandly Algorithmic as Its Streaming Ones, Hollywood Is Already Dead IndieWire
In this story
- John Cena
- Jessica Biel
- Mattel
- American Red Cross