The company Sony Pictures has signed a contract with director Brian Taylor, a screen version of the video game Twisted Metal, according to the publication Deadline New York. Taylor will perform both the director and screenwriter of the tape.
The plot focuses on illegal racing on city streets. Non-standard vehicles will be equipped with various weapons, from machine guns and rocket launchers to flamethrowers.According to outline a scenario of competition will be organized clandestine character named Calypso. Among the other actors in the film are prisutsovovat clown Sweet Tooth and Doll Face girl known videogame Twisted Metal. Date of commencement of filming and return to the rental were not disclosed.
The producer of the film adaptation perform Avi Arad. Previously, he showed an interest in the film adaptation of other video game series, including Uncharted and Mass Effect.
Director and screenwriter Brian Taylor participated in the creation of such films as "Gamer" and "Adrenaline". His latest work is "Ghost Rider 2" with Nicolas Cage in the lead role. In the Russian hire movie comes out on 23 February.
Twisted Metal - known series of martial races, developed by studio Eat Sleep Play. The first part was released on November 5, 1995 on PlayStation. Since then, came eight parts, the last of which, the same name Twisted Metal , went on sale in America February 14, 2012 exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It is the European release was postponed to March 7, 2012.