Peacock announced today that professional wrestlerJoe Seanoahas joined theTwisted Metallive-action series as the physical portrayal of Sweet Tooth, who will be voiced by previously announced star and executive producerWill Arnett.Seanoa is the latest addition to the ever-growing cast of the live-action adaptation of the global video game phenomenon.
Seanoa brings to life Sweet Tooth’s physical body, as a rage-filled, hulk of a man who dons a terrifying clown mask while driving his infamous doomsday ice cream truck. This emotional and cunning character loves chaos and goes on killing sprees in ‘Lost Vegas’. Seonoa completes the dual role of Sweet Tooth with his physical portrayal and with Arnett providing the character’s voice.
The wrestler, known by his ring name Samoa Joe, will be making his on-screen acting debut with this series. Seanoa started his wrestling career between in the early 2000s, and has since worked with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and WWE. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is also the current Ring of Honor Television Champion. Aside from wrestling, Seanoa has done voice acting for several video games includingDota 2, Game of Thrones, Dota Underlordsand upcoming gameSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
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Alongside Seanoa and Arnett areAnthony Mackieas John Doe,Stephanie Beatrizas Quiet,Thomas Haden Churchas Agent Stone andNeve Campbellas Raven. There is also a line-up of guest stars for the series includingRichard Cabral,Mike Mitchell,Tahj Vaughans, andLou Beatty Jr..Michael Jonathan Smithwill serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer for the series.Kitao Sakuraiwill executive produce and direct some episodes of the series. Arnett andMarc Formansecured the rights to the material and put together the project together with Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan from PlayStation Productions.
While there is no release date yet forTwisted Metal,it is expected to be released on Peacock in 2023. Check out the synopsis for the series below:
Twisted Metal 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.
