Andy Garcia Joins Cast of Mattel’s ‘Max Steel’

Dolphin Films has announced today that Oscar nominee Andy Garcia has signed on to join the cast of the popular superhero property from Mattel‘s live action Max Steel.

Production for Max Steel began on Tuesday in Wilmington, North Carolina. Garcia will join co-stars Ben Winchell and Ana Villafane as Max McGrath and Sofia Martinez respectively. The film is being written by Christopher Yost, Thor: The Dark World, directed by Stewart Hendler and Julia Pistor as producer.

The story chronicles the adventures of 16-year-old Max McGrath (Winchell) and alien companion Steel, who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the superhero Max Steel. As these two unlikely friends struggle to accept their oddly connected fates, they begin to uncover unimaginable secrets, working together to find the truth and fight the mysterious forces threatening their world.

Open Road films will debut Max Steel in 2015.