TOTALLY TWISTED! Video Game Phenomenon To Get The TV Treatment! 'Twisted Metal' Executive Produced by Will Arnett Coming to Peacock Starring Anthony Mackie! We Can't Wait to See It!
Anthony Mackie is set to star in a brand new Peacock show.
Mackie will be starring in a new action-comedy series titled Twisted Metal in the leading role of John Doe. The show will be executive produced by the incredible Will Arnett. The show will be based off of the wildly popular video game of the same title. The game takes players through the high-action, "vehicular combat", and the show will do the same. According to the official description, the show is:
"a half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he'll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck."
The adaptation from video game to action comedy series is one that everyone is greatly excited about. The President of scripted content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming shared her excitement for the upcoming project.
"Twisted Metal has been a global phenomenon for more than 25 years but it was the creative vision for this live-action adaptation, led by Michael Jonathan Smith, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, that blew us away. Also Anthony Mackie starring made it undeniable!...This adrenalin-infused comedy series is in expert hands with our partners at Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions and Universal Television, and will be the perfect addition to Peacock as we continue to look for uniquely entertaining programs."
The show is in excellent hands and fans can be ready for a captivating experience. Alongside Will Arnett's executive production, Michael Johnathan Smith, whose previous work includes Cobra Kai will work as the showrunner on the project.
We can't wait to see what comes of this exciting project!
