Twisted Metal's Stephanie Beatriz's brutal feedback for co-star Anthony Mackie
When it comes to feedback, Anthony Mackie's Twisted Metal co-star doesn't mince words.
The Marvel actor has revealed how he and Stephanie Beatriz hit the right tone on their dark, post-apocalyptic action comedy – explaining that he left it up to the Brooklyn Nine-Nine alum to curate the jokes.
'I would always go to her and say, 'Stephanie, is this funny?' And if she said, 'Yes', we'd keep it'. If she said 'No', we'd trash it,' Mackie, who is both lead actor and executive producer of the series, told news.com.au ahead of season two's release.
'I think the biggest lesson I learned from Stephanie on set is just to be honest … it's not trying to be funny or trying to make something out of nothing. It's really just letting that character be real.'
Season one of Twisted Meta l, based on the hugely popular nineties PlayStation video game, premiered in July 2023 and follows the story of a talkative milkman with amnesia, John Doe (Mackie), who is tasked with journeying across a post-apocalyptic wasteland to deliver a mysterious package while facing ruthless marauders.
Beatriz, who plenty of fans will know best as Detective Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, is Quiet, a bada**e car thief who strikes up a friendship with John.
Season two shifts to focus on a sinister demolition derby – or 'tournament' – run by the mysterious Calypso (Anthony Carrigan), where the best way to win is to upgrade cars … with stealing an attractive option.
Needless to say, given the setting and what fans have already seen in season one, the wild driving scenes in the new chapter are truly mind-blowing.
'Sometimes they let us drive, but for the really crazy stuff, there was a stunt driver driving … but he's usually mounted on the top of the vehicle, so all the mechanisms feed up to him,' Beatriz told news.com.au
'And then we're inside with the cameras mounted on the car as well, going really, really fast, flying around the set, doing crazy spins and turns … and I loved every second.'
Mackie added: 'Just being in a car and somebody just ripping the road to pieces, and all you can do is just hold on … It's a lot of fun.'
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