While the Czech Republic Apple In recent years, he has become popular for filming commercials for his new products, most recently filming in our meadows and groves. advertising on iPhone 16 recently decided to film part of his upcoming film Matchbox for our neighbors in Slovakia. Apple TV+. The local portal reported on the filming Zilina with the filming taking place on the D1 highway leading from Hričovské Podhradie to Lietavská Lúčka. This highway, along with the Žilina and Ovčiarsko tunnels, has been closed since March 23rd.
The Matchbox movie is an upcoming action comedy film being produced in collaboration between Mattel Films, Skydance Media and Apple Studios. The director was Sam Hargrave, known for his work on films such as Extraction. John Cena stars as Sean, a former soldier who visits his childhood friends after a successful mission. During their reunion, they are kidnapped and framed for the botched operation. Together, they must try to clear their names and rebuild their friendship, while embarking on a series of action-packed adventures across different continents.
In addition to Cena, other actors such as Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Arturo Castro, Teyonah Parris, Randeep Hooda, Danai Gurira and Corey Stoll also participate in the film. Filming began in January 2025 in Budapest, then continued in Morocco and Slovakia. The film is expected to be released on the platform Apple TV+, but the exact release date has not yet been set. So hopefully it will be really worth it and ideally Apple will make him pay more attention to Slovakia. Currently, he does not even operate his official e-shop there and the vast majority of services were launched there many months after the Czech Republic.
