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The new Captain America, Anthony Mackie, will be the star of the Twisted Metal TV series for Sony and Playstation.

Deadline broke the news that Mackie will also executive produce the show. “We’re thrilled to have Anthony Mackie on board. His ability to blend comedy, action and drama is perfect for the Twisted world we’re creating,” Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions noted.

Mackie will play Doe, described as “a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as he drives. With no memory of his past, he gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of finding community come true, but only if he can survive an onslaught of savage vehicular combat.” The foes he faces include a deranged clown in an ice cream truck.

“We’ve been big fans of Anthony’s phenomenal body of work over the years and knew he was the only actor who could play a character as complex, funny and compelling as John Doe.  Fortunately for us, he agreed,” said Glenn Adilman, EVP Comedy Development at Sony TV.

Cobra Kai’s Michael Jonathan Smith is writing and executive producing the series, which is based on a screen concept by Deadpool’s Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick.