Twisted Metal (film)

Twisted Metal is a 2016 computer-animated post-apocalyptic action racing film directed by Scott Campbell (in his feature directorial debut) and is based on the video game series of the same name by Sony Computer Entertainment. Produced by Genndy Tartakovsky and David Jaffe based on a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger and a story by Aibel and Berger and Campbell, it is produced by TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, PlayStation Originals and MRC, and stars the voices of Chris Pratt, Charlize Theron, Michael B. Jordan, Scarlett Johansson, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, and Will Ferrell.

In a desolate and war-ravaged world, humanity struggles to survive amidst the ruins of civilization. The remnants of society have formed tribes and factions, fighting over scarce resources and power. Amidst this chaos, a legendary event known as "Twisted Metal" emerges, where fearless drivers and their heavily armed vehicles compete in a deadly tournament, hoping to win a single wish granted by Calypso, the enigmatic and sinister organizer.

A Twisted Metal film was announced in 2005 with Columbia Pictures, though it never fell through. In 2012, following the commercial success in sales of the Twisted Metal reboot, Sony announced that a film would be made, with production handled by PlayStation Originals, with Sony Pictures Animation handling the animation process through Sony Pictures Imageworks, with financing handled by MRC (at the time Media Rights Capital). The film is an international co-production between the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

Twisted Metal premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on June 3, 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on June 17, 2016 by Sony Pictures Releasing. Upon release, the film received positive reviews, with praise for its animation, voice performances by Pratt, Theron and Johansson, faithfulness to the source material, visual effects, musical score by Hans Zimmer, directorial by Scott Campbell, and plot. It was a box office success, grossing $447 million worldwide against its budget of $120 million. A sequel, titled Twisted Metal II: Blood-Scraping Carnage, was released in 2023 without the involvement of Sony Pictures Animation, to a box office disappointment, while maintaining the positive reception.

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"Main article: Twisted Metal II: Blood-Scraping Carnage"A sequel was released in 2023 without Sony Pictures Animation's involvement, and was produced by TriStar Pictures, PlayStation Productions and MRC.

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