!! OMG, yer so TOXIC: The Toxic Avenger remake gives first look at Peter Dinklage’s Toxie !!
The campy 1984 cult horror classic graphic novel, film and later, cartoon, the Toxic Crusader is getting a remake with none other than Peter Dinklage starring as Toxie himself!
Director Macon Blair tells EW he wanted the vibe of the original film’s design, “some influence” from the animated series, and “something new and weird and lovable.”Judging by these first images, they did just that!
The film also features Kevin Bacon as corporate overlord Bob Garbinger, the head of a corrupt company. He’s in “the mold of Lex Luthor, where they have all this money and resources at their disposal, but he’s just kind of a disaster,” Blair previously described. Bob’s brother and lead henchman is Fritz Garbinger (Elijah Wood), who leads the Killer Nutz, a gang of lunatics.
The Toxic Avenger is cleaning up in first look at new version of cult classic
Taylour Paige (Zola, IT: Welcome to Derry) plays JJ Doherty, who’s part investigative journalist, part vigilante detective working to take down the Garbingers’ company. Jacob Tremblay (The Life of Chuck, The Little Mermaid) plays Winston’s stepson, Wade, who Blair calls “a special kid” but with “some anxiety issues.”
Check out a first look from set after the jump!
