Samoa Joe‘s latest foray into acting appears to be a successful one with the recent launch of Twisted Metal on Peacock.
According to Deadline, within its first two weeks of streaming, Twisted Metal has become Peacock’s “most-binged comedy premiere to date.”
The new video game-based television series is now one of Peacock’s top five original series. Twisted Metal joins the likes of Bel Air, The Best Man: Final Chapters, Poker Face, and Based on a True Story on the list.
While exact streaming figures have yet to be revealed, Deadline states that Nielsen data reports that the show drew over 400 million viewing minutes in its opening weekend.
Sweet Tooth
Stephanie Beatriz spoke with WrestleZone* about working with Samoa Joe on Twisted Metal. Beatriz said Samoa Joe is a wonderful person off-screen, but he was terrifying under the mask while playing Sweet Tooth.
“I love Joe, I think he’s a doll. He’s a really, really lovely person, like a great human, dad, husband. I think he’s absolutely fucking terrifying in that costume and mask,” she stated. “He puts that mask on and he just becomes Sweet Tooth. It’s horrifying and fantastic to see at the same time. You’re just watching this incredible transformation take place in front of you. There was a day where Anthony [Mackie, who plays John Doe], and I had a scene with Joe and he had to do this very physical, special effects thing with a big prop that was going to have to break.
“We only had two. Everyone on set is nervous that he’s not [going to make it work]. Joe gets up there, there’s a complicated camera move and Joe does everything perfectly the first time. Perfect. Perfect! He finishes, and everyone bursts into applause. Joe’s like, ‘Oh well, I messed up this little [part]…’ Joe’s such a fantastic perfectionist. He’s so good at what he does,” Beatriz added. “His physical presence just adds so much to the character. I think fans of the game are going to be so happy when they see how his character develops over the season.”
Twisted Metal is streaming now on Peacock.
*This interview was recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike
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