Controllable pitch propellers are actually already outfitted on something like ~30% of shipping vessels.
https://www.savree.com/en/encyclopedia/controllable-pitch-pr...
But these use actuators to mechancially adjust the pitch rather than relying on deformation.
Twisting a few props about a their axes is a lot simpler than the geometry changes that are required acros the control surfaces of a toroidal prop, however. I don't think that would even be feasible