Note: Thisinterviewwas conducted before the current SAG-AFTRA strike.
Anthony Mackiespent the better part of his childhood playingTwisted Metalon the Playstation.
Fans ofTwisted Metalwill know that the vehicular combat games dont exactly tell a story.
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It was just a bunch of people, a bunch of cars, who do you want to fight?
as the Marvel actor put it.
Samoa did not pull his punches.
And Im like, Dude, youre a professional wrestler.
One thing you know how to do is not hit somebody.
But it was great.
I had a lot of fun.
I can say I fought a wrestler, Mackie joked of working with the wrestling champ.
Naturally, the series also involved quite a bit of stunt driving.
Wherever possible, Mackie told Deadline that he preferred to do his own tricks.
I really got to drive 50 miles an hour around a mall with somebody chasing me.
John is an original character, as is Quiet.
We had a great group of writers, and Johns backstory was very important.
You dont want to play catch up, and then the first season makes no sense.
Johns the guy you want to have a beer with.
[Hes a] glass half full kind of guy.
And I love that.
I love the idea of, Nobodys gonna fuck up my day.
This is a great day.
You give this dudes lemons, he will make lemonade, he said.
Weve seen what happens to milkmen.
All 10 episodes ofTwisted Metalare nowstreamingon Peacock.
