Twisted Metal movie gets green light

Yet another time-honored video game series is getting the Hollywood makeover, with news today that Sony Pictures has signed up Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Crank co-director Brian Taylor to helm a cinematic version of the Twisted Metal series. Taylor will both write and direct the vehicular manslaughter flick under the supervision of Avi and Ari Arad, the Spiderman and Iron Man movie producers