Gentle spoilers beneath for many who haven’t but caught up with Twisted Steel’s fourth episode by way of Peacock subscription, so be warned!
The first 5 episodes of Twisted Steel’s second season, a minimum of to me, ship as many enjoyable and thrilling moments as the whole first season did, and it’s an enormous spotlight on the 2025 TV schedule. (And I’m not bumping on Season 1, which I adored.) From the barrage of weirdo new characters like Lisa Gilroy’s Vermin to exploring the ins and outs of Calypso’s match, I’m having a blast, and by no means greater than when Joe Seanoa’s Sweet Tooth and Mike MItchell’s Stu are sharing the display screen.
I talked to the hilarious co-stars about their extremely gory buddy-comedy escapades in Season 2, and I needed to ask Seanoa (who dons the Sweet Tooth costume whereas Will Arnett offers the voice) if having the character’s signature clown masks on made it simpler to cover his laughter whereas filming. As seen within the video above, he confirmed that it’s certainly simpler to protect his reactions to sure moments. In his phrases:
Oh, so much. Tons of breaks had been hidden by that masks, fortunately. Particularly [Episode 4], yeah, I had heaps to snort about. So, yeah, it helped. It helped not damage the temper, as a result of it may be very critical on set.
Joe Seanoa
For all of the enjoyable and hilarious moments that present up on the display screen, it means Twisted Steel‘s solid and crew had been bringing their all-serious A-game to the manufacturing. Regardless of being an enormous dude who can deal with criticism, the WWE and AEW vet does not wish to be the man holding filming up as a result of he is visibly chuckling behind the clown masks. (Of all of the on-screen foibles to make, a laughing clown does not appear that sinful.)
Seanoa continued, saying he thinks it is a top-tier get the place needed masks are involved:
It has its challenges, however on the similar time, it is such a enjoyable face to liven up. It is acquired this enormous, large, dumb smile. Pay attention, of all of the masks you could possibly have, it is most likely one of many higher masks you could possibly have if you wish to get throughout the purpose.
Joe Seanoa
If Sweet Tooth’s vibe was extra about oozing appeal and empathy, that masks wouldn’t be the best way to go. Everyone knows that is not his M.O., although.
For all that Joe Seanoa is aware of how you can hold his skilled composure whereas filming, he hilariously let a few of that slide throughout our interview to flippantly troll Mike Mitchell simply as he was sharing a wide range of compliments.
- MIKE MITCHELL: Joe is such an unimaginable actor and performer, and his physicality is unimaginable. So it is, truthfully, it is easy to…
- JOE SEANOA [interrupting]: Mitch is a superb excessive jumper. I do not know in case you guys know that. He is one of many higher ones that I’ve seen on set. So simply do not let that truth go unsaid. Thanks.
- MIKE MITCHELL: He is proper. I can get like, two inches off the bottom. Joe such a superb actor, such a superb performer. It is really easy to play throughout from him for that motive. If it is not six within the morning, it’s onerous to not break.
I can think about that attending to set and prepared for filming earlier than 6 A.M can result in some moments the place completely nothing appears humorous or price breaking over. However as soon as that distress evens out, let the great instances roll.
To that finish, although, Mitchell identified that there have been moments the place the duo went off-script and took moments a bit too far comedically, to the purpose the place another person chimed in.
- MIKE MITCHELL: There is a scene when I’m in my underwear the place I was attempting to get a missile out and turning round in circles. And I assume Joe and I will push it to the boundaries the place we’ll go extraordinarily foolish, and so they’ll be like, ‘Okay, reel it again.’ Or they’re going to simply reduce it out.
- JOE SEANOA: Proper, ‘Knock out the Keystone Cops. Convey it again into actuality, boys.’
One would possibly assume it would be simple to get away with performing behind a masks like Sweet Tooth’s, however not with the ability to ship facial expressions means every part else concerning the bodily efficiency must be top-notch. And Mike MItchell says that Seanoa is even in a position to sustain with the movement when the actors begin improvising throughout scenes. In his phrases:
Joe has such an awesome efficiency background. He nails all these strains in each scene, and lots of people on set, quite a lot of the actors this yr are improvisers, and Joe simply rolls with all that so properly, too, on high of it. He is nice at what he does, and so it is easy to carry out throughout from it for that motive.
Mike Mitchell
I gotta say, there isn’t any means I would have been in a position to make it by this explicit second with out guffawing in probably the most plainly seen approach to anybody paying consideration. “Sweet Toot’s Event” alone is sufficient to ship my into laughing hysterics.
Don’t anticipate Sweet Tooth to get all obsessive about The Child-Sitters Membership books like Anthony Mackie’s John Doe. That mentioned, I wouldn’t put it previous Stu, particularly if he can lay down on a snug sofa as a substitute of driving round on the lookout for victims.
All inventive groups engaged on upcoming online game diversifications ought to pay attention to how you can have a superb time. Twisted Steel will convey much more when new episodes drop on Thursdays, with the sixth and seventh episodes arriving on August 14.
