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Twisted Metal TV show, according to reports.The actor, who recently became the new Captain America in The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, will reportedly don the iconic mask of John Doe – the Twisted Metal series lead.“Mackie is set to star in and executive produce Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions’ Twisted Metal, a live-action adaptation of the popular video game,” says an exclusive report at Deadline.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAnthony Mackie has signed on for the lead role in the “Twisted Metal” live-action series currently in the works at Sony Pictures Television, Variety has confirmed.Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are developing the series, which is based on the “Twisted Metal” vehicular combat games, the first of which was released in 1995.

Avengers castmate Chris Evans on the forthcoming romantic action-adventure film Ghosted.According to Deadline, Ghosted will be directed by Dexter Fletcher, who is known for his work on Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody. The script was written by Deadpool and Zombieland writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.Johansson worked with Evans on three Avengers films, as well as the Captain American chapters Winter Soldier and Civil War.

Marvel icons Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson are set to reunite on a high-concept action movie titled Ghosted. Via The Hollywood Reporter, it's been announced that Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher is calling the shots on this one, with Zombieland duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick on script duties.

Captain America and Black Widow are finally going to romance each other! Well, not really. But sorta.

Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers are back together again!

Sony is reportedly adapting its Twisted Metal franchise into a TV series.According to Variety, the series will be live-action, and has been described as an action comedy. Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are set to executive produce the series, while Cobra Kai’s Michael Jonathan Smith has been named as writer.Actor Will Arnett is also slated to executive produce the show via his production company, Electric Avenue.

On paper, “Twisted Metal” is a video game that doesn’t really make a whole lot of sense. The story follows a group of people brought together to battle to the death in suped-up cars for the chance to be given a Faustian deal with a higher power.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA live-action series adaptation of the “Twisted Metal” PlayStation game franchise is officially moving forward, Variety has learned.Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions are developing a series based on the “Twisted Metal” vehicular combat games, the first of which was released in 1995. It was originally reported in 2019 that Sony was interested in developing a series based on the games.The new series is described as an action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers behind the “Deadpool” films and “Zombieland.”“’Twisted Metal’ is one of the most beloved franchises from PlayStation,” said Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions.

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett have been cast in Spiderhead at Netflix, an adaptation of the dystopian short story Escape from Spiderhead by George Saunders. Set in the near future, the story follows two young convicts in a facility run by a visionary who experiments on inmates with drugs that alter their emotions.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set a killer cast for Spiderhead, landing Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Lovecraft Country breakout Jurnee Smollett to star in the Joseph Kosinski-directed adaptation of the George Saunders short story. Script is by Zombieland and Deadpool scribes Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick.Kosinski is making this his next film after directing Top Gun: Maverick with Tom Cruise, which boasts Teller as one of its stars.Spiderhead is set in the near future, when convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects in hopes of shortening their sentences.

Patrick Swayze’s cancer battle dashed Zombieland filmmakers’ hopes of securing the actor for a cameo as a member of the undead for the 2009 horror comedy.

Bill Murray was by no means the directors' first choice to make a cameo appearance