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Anthony Mackie to star in Twisted Metal live-action series

September 16, 2021VG247

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The Captain America star will also executive produce the series. Deadline reports that Captain America star Anthony Mackie will star in and executive produce Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions’ Twisted Metal live-action series. “We’re thrilled to have Anthony Mackie on board. His ability to blend comedy, action and drama is perfect for the Twisted world we’re creating,” Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions, said. Mackie will be playing John Doe, an amnesiac character that first appeared in 2001’s Twisted…

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PlayStation Productions’ Twisted Metal series is an action-comedy from the Deadpool writers

February 22, 2021VG247

A live-action series adaptation of Twisted Metal has been greenlit, and production on the series is moving forward according to new reports.We’d heard that a series based on the (in)famous PlayStation game franchise has been in the works for some time, with the first reports about the show making waves back in 2019.As per a new report from Variety, Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are pitching the series as an action-comedy, and have brought Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (the writers behind the Deadpool movies and Zombieland) in to work on the script and executive produce.The original story will see a…