It was announced that he had joined the series in September 2021, coming off the back of his titular role on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier for Disney+ earlier in the year.Īccording to a press release, Mackie will play the amnesiac John Doe, 'a smart ass, motor-mouthed Milkman who talks as fast as he drives, facing savage vehicles of destruction as he delivers much-needed supplies from one post-apocalyptic settlement to another' until he's offered 'a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of finding community come true.' Marvel's new Captain America, Anthony Mackie has been cast in the lead role of the Twisted Metal series, on which he also serves as an executive producer. Update 06/01/22: Will Arnett has been added to the show's cast. Keep reading for a rundown of who's appearing in the Twisted Metal series - and don't forget to bookmark the page, as we'll be updating this article with all-new casting announcements. He will be joined by a trigger-happy car thief who will help him navigate the dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck. The show will revolve around 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. Series star Anthony Mackie is onboard as an exec producer alongside Will Arnett (who also plays a key role) and Marc Forman of Electric Avenue, Jason Spire of Inspire Entertainment, Peter Principato of Artists First, Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan from PlayStation Productions, together with Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios, and Kitao Sakurai, who will direct multiple episodes. Cobra Kai writer and producer Michael Jordan Smith is showrunning, writing, and executive producing the half-hour series, which will be based on an original story from the Twisted Metal universe written by Deadpool scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. It was revealed in 2019 that Sony was developing a Twisted Metal series, but now the wheels are firmly in motion.

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