Will Arnett is a Twisted Metal Clown
Will Arnett to have a lead voice role in ‘TWISTED METAL’, a live-action TV adaptation of the Sony PlayStation Video Game Series.
Peacock have announced that Will Arnett, the Canadian-American actor, voice actor and comedian, who has played iconic roles like Gob in Arrested Development, Bruce Wayne in Lego Batman and Detective Terry Seattle in Murderville, will be voicing “Sweet Tooth” in their new action comedy series TWISTED METAL.
TWISTED METAL is a half-hour live-action TV series, based on an original take by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) spun from the PlayStation game series’ universe. The petrol fuelled action comedy is about a delivery driver, with no memory of his past, tasked with driving a package across the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the divided States of America. Without knowing what lies inside it, he must deliver it at all costs in exchange for a better life. Unwittingly partnering up with a trigger-happy car thief as he confronts the lawless occupants and highwaymen of the wastes, hellbent on driving them off of the road. One such roadrage fueled rover happens to be an ice cream truck driving clown who thrives in chaos. Otherwise known as “Sweet Tooth”.
The Cast So Far…
SWEET TOOTH - Voiced by Will Arnett
“Sweet Tooth” is a hulk-sized, clown mask wearing, sociopath. An emotionally unstable giant who is funny but deadly. His ice cream truck’s sinister jingle instills fear in all who hear it as this joke infused murderer drives around “Lost Vegas”, his private hunting grounds.
JOHN DOE - Played by Anthony Mackie (The Falcon, Winter Soldier)
A well-meaning ‘Milkman’ whose motor mouth runs as fast as he drives, which is lucky as he daily contends with savages on wheels, eager to bring about his destruction, whilst he attempts to carry out vital supply runs between the scattered settlements of the post apocalyptic wasteland. Without any recollection of his past, survival is his sole objective, until he is presented with a deal that he cannot refuse which will grant him access to the community that he so badly desires.
QUIET - Played by Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
A fierce, resourceful car-thief, so driven by instinct that she is all but feral. Forced into silence by her dominating community. She is just trying to find purpose and a safe place to live in the violent chaos of the World. But has become unstoppable in her quest for revenge. Driving her to form an unexpected yett strained bond with John Doe as they are often at cross purposes.
AGENT STONE - Played by Thomas Haden Church (Sideways, Divorce, Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Stubborn and cold to the bone, Agent Stone is an unrelenting highway patrolman, dealing out lethal punishments for even the most minor of misdemeanours. He enforces the law with such fury that he crushes anyone who questions his authority. And will do all that it takes to bring the citizens of the Divided States of America back under what he considers law and order, even if that means killing them all.
And Guest Starring…
RAVEN - Played by Neve Campbell (Scream 1-5, Clouds)
The TWISTED METAL Creators
The Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer is Michael Jonathon Smith (Cobra Kai).
The Executive Producers are Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland), Will Arnett and Marc Forman (Electric Avenue), Jason Spire (Inspire Entertainment), Peter Principato (Artists First), Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan (PlayStation Productions) and Herman Huist (Head of PlayStation Studios).
And doubling up as both Executive Producer and Star is Anthony Mackie (Make It With Gravy Productions) and as both Executive Producer and Director (Multiple Episodes) is Kitao Sakurai (The Eric Andre Show, Bad Trip).
The Producers are Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
With such an array of talent collaborating across platforms TWISTED METAL is sure to provide a darkly comic high-octane experience.
Check out Will Arnett as Sweet Tooth in TWISTED METAL on Peacock from July 27. Available to stream exclusively from www.peacock.com.
(Written retrospectively as a writing sample.)
