Legendary Pictures has shared, online, the red band trailer 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) to a screenplay by Macon Blair, The Toxic Avenger is a contemporary retelling of the cult film directed by Lloyd Kaufman in 1984.
A release date for the film has not yet been announced.
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 Toxic Avenger reboot, calling it "better than the original."
The new The Toxic Avenger is a superhero horror comedy that tackles environmental issues and twists the genre, in the wake of Deadpool and boasts in the cast 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 the same .
Trama: Winston Gooze è il custode di un centro benessere che viene continuamente preso in giro dai suoi colleghi. Quando scopre di avere una malattia terminale, l'uomo chiede aiuto al suo capo ma viene licenziato. Con un figlio da mantenere, Winston decide di derubare l'azienda ma finirà per cadere in un bidone di rifiuti tossici per poi trasformarsi nel Vendicatore Tossico, un supereroe pronto a difendere i più deboli.
The red band trailer:
