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“#Peter Dinklage Takes the Lead in The Toxic Avenger Remake<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\nPeter Dinklage has locked down his next big gig. The former Game<\/a> of Thrones<\/em> actor has been tapp<\/a>ed to headline The Toxic Avenger reboot, which is currently in the works at Legendary Pictures. Macon Blair (I don’t Feel at Home In This World Anymore<\/em>) has been tapped to direct the movie, which will reimagine the 1984 Troma flick for modern audiences.<\/p>\n

According to multiple reports, Peter Dinklage<\/em><\/strong> has closed a deal to star in The Toxic Avenger<\/em>. No other cast members have been revealed at this time. The reboot is being positioned as a subversion of the superhero genre, with comparisons being made to Deadpool<\/em>. Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, who directed the original, are on board as producers. A logline for the movie has been revealed as well, which reads as follows.
\nRELATED: Toxic Avenger Reboot Locks in I Don’t Feel at Home Director Macon Blair<\/span><\/p>\n

“When a struggling everyman is pushed into a vat of toxic waste, he is transformed into a mutant freak who must go from shunned outcast to underdog hero as he races to save his son, his friends and his community from the forces of corruption and greed.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Toxic Avenger<\/em><\/strong> was one of the early hits for Troma, a studio known for making ultra-low-budget genre movies<\/a>. The company was co-founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in the 70s and is still active to this day. Largely thanks to a long, successful run as a midnight movie, the 1984 flick spawned several sequels. 1989’s The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie, as well as 2000’s Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV, followed. Additionally, the property was adapted as an animated series and even a stage musical. Marvel Comics also produced a series based on the character. With that in mind, Legendary has every reason to think this could work as a modern superhero franchise.
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\nPeter Dinklage has stayed quite busy outside of his work on Game of Thrones<\/em>. Some of his other credits include X-Men: Days of Future Past<\/em>, Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>, Pixels<\/em> and The Boss<\/em>. Dinklage has also starred in several acclaimed indie movies in recent years including I Think We’re Alone Now<\/em>, Three Christs<\/em>, I Care a Lot<\/em> and HBO’s My Dinner With Herve<\/em>. He has also had luck with voice acting, lending his talents to The Angry Birds Movie<\/em>, Ice Age: Continental Drift<\/em> and, more recently, The Croods: A New Age<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Macon Blair is known as an actor, having starred in movies such as Green Room<\/em>, Gold<\/em>, Hold the Dark<\/em> and Swamp Thing<\/em>. Blair made his feature directorial debut with I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore<\/em>. It won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and ultimately sold to Netflix, debuting in 2017. There is no word yet on how soon production could begin on The Toxic Avenger<\/em>. There is also no indication as to when it might be released, be it in theaters or on a streaming service. We’ll be sure to keep you posted as any further details on the project are made available. This news<\/a> comes to us via Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nTopics: The Toxic Avenger<\/p>\n

\n\"Ryan<\/p>\n