From worstpreviews, Tom Hanks is planning to re-team with his "Forrest Gump," "The Polar Express" and "Cast Away" director Robert Zemeckis for a new film, called "Major Matt Mason," based on the popular Mattel action figure.
The live-action family movie is a space adventure that has a budget of over $100 million. The plan is to shoot it in 3D. The script was written by Hanks and Graham Yost ("Justified").
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. Mattel retired the line in the 1970s.
