Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Major Matt Mason

3/26/09 - Universal will develop Major Matt Mason, a live-action sci-fi feature film based on the vintage Mattel astronaut action figure line, Variety reported.  The movie will star Tom Hanks, and Graham Yost will write the script. Playtone partners Hanks and Gary Goetzman will produce.  The toy line originated in 1966; Mason led an astronaut team that worked on the moon and lived in a space station. The toy was a hit in the buildup to the first manned moon mission.  When Mattel executives Tim Kilpin and Barry Waldo came to Playtone for a meeting, they brought an arsenal of the Matt Mason figures. Hanks came armed with his own.

AlienAlmanac.com 2009