AEW Star Samoa Joe gives a standout performance as the machete-wielding Sweet Tooth in the live-action series adaptation of Twisted Metal on Peacock. The wrestler-turned-actor embodies the homicidal ice cream truck driver, while actor Will Arnett provides the character’s deep, menacing voice. Ahead of the show’s premiere, PopCulture.com had a chance to chat with Joe about the series and his role, which he said “without a shadow of a doubt” was much easier from behind a clown mask.
“It’s kind of creative license,” he told us. “Once the mask goes on, you can make things as chaotic or crazy as possible, and it’s expected. So yeah, I definitely had a lot of fun with that, and it’s probably the best way to describe it. Because once we got on set, the cameras were rolling and the mask goes on, then definitely it makes it easier to project yourself into the mind of Sweet Tooth.”
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Finally, Joe revealed that he was a big fan of the game series that Twisted Metal is based on, saying, “If you owned a PlayStation, it was one of the only good launch titles. You didn’t NOT play Twisted Metal. That’s the thing that I like. Everybody’s like, ‘Did you play Twisted Metal?’ I said, ‘I owned a PlayStation.’ I think it actually came with it at certain points.”
He also admitted that Twisted Metal: Black (2001) was his “favorite” of the franchise, then adding, “But, I think I’ve played every Twisted Metal game in every incarnation, and it’s always fun. It’s always fun to get on the couch and everybody gather around and see who can blow up who, off the Eiffel Tower.” Twisted Metal Season 1 is now streaming on Peacock.
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