Online the new images of The Toxic Avenger, the reboot of the iconic Troma-branded film. Produced by Legendary Pictures and directed by Macon Blair (I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore), The Toxic Avenger is a contemporary retelling of the cult film directed by Lloyd Kaufman in 1984. Specifically, it is a superhero horror comedy that addresses environmentalist themes and twists the genre, in the wake of Deadpool.
Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman, the creators of the original franchise as well as founders of the well-known U.S. independent film production and distribution company Troma, appear in this project as producers along with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter of Legendary Pictures.
Lloyd Kaufman praised the script of the reboot of The Toxic Avenger calling it "better than the original."
The new The Toxic Avenger boasts the cast of Elijah Wood (Maniac - 2012), Kevin Bacon (Tremors), Julia Davis (The Hidden Thread), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Jacob Tremblay (Somnia) and Taylour Paige (Cocaine - The True Story of White Boy Rick).
The screenplay, on the other hand, is by Macon Blair himself.
Plot of the original film: after being pushed into a toxic waste container, Melvin is transformed into a monstrous mutant superhero, forced to spend the rest of his life as an outcast. That is until his son is in danger. The mutant will then have to come out of hiding to become a true hero and thus save his family, his friends, and the entire community from the forces of corruption and greed.
