Sony Pictures Working On Twisted Metal Movie

A killer clown is coming to a theater near you!

According to a report on Deadline.com, Sony is indeed working on bringing Twisted Metal to the big screen. That means vehicular carnage, Sweet Tooth, Calypso, and the entire Twisted Metal crew are about to get their time in the celluloid limelight.

Reports have mentioned both Avi and Ari Arad (Producers of the Spider-Man trilogy) have signed a deal with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance director Brian Taylor to write and direct the film based on Sony’s iconic car combat game. It seems that the film will keep as close as it can to the game’s plot, characters, and unique sense of humor/horror.

The film will be about an underground car combat tournament run by mega-mogul Calypso who promises fame, fortune, and wishes-come-true to those who survive the deadly game. Think Death Race, but with a serial killer clown, a doll-faced woman, Death himself, and a whole bunch of unique and interesting characters.

Those who are worried that the Twisted Metal movie will suck will be glad to hear that director Brian Taylor has made such films as: Crank, Gamer, and Crank: High Voltage; so we can be sure that the TM film will be high-octane, LSD-fast, videogame-flavored action that will certainly entertain.

Now… I wonder what David Jaffe has to say about this bit of Twisted Metal news?