New Photo of Peter Dinklage in THE TOXIC AVENGER; Director Says Film Features "Itchy & Scratchy-Type Violence"
Thanks to Empire, we have a new photo to share with you of Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze in The Toxic Avenger remake. The director of the film also talked about the kind of violence we can expect from the film.
Macon Blair promises the film will include “Itchy & Scratchy-type violence,” which is obviously in reference to The Simpsons’ heightened cat-vs-mouse comedy sketches. He explained: “We’ve got a guy that gets his head stuffed in a car engine and it kind of grinds his head up. That was a gag I was fond of.”
So, that sounds like fun! The over-the-top violence in this film has been teased since it was first announced and there’s no doubt the movie will earn its R-rating for the exuberant amount of blood and gore.
While making the film, the filmmaker explained he thought that the studio wouldn’t go along with his ideas: “I kept expecting Legendary to say, ‘This is not what we want,’ but they kept agreeing to the things I pitched.”
So, now we’re going to get one hell of a bonkers movie! Blair adds that when making the movie he “embraced the silliness and trashiness, while wanting it to be an enjoyable, crowd-pleasing, rock’n’roll fun time.”
The movie is described as a “brand new reimagining of Lloyd Kaufman’s classic The Toxic Avenger,” and it’s explained that “While the original film (which premiered in 1984 – almost 40 years ago!) followed the fate of Melvin Ferd Junko III (Mitch Cohen), who goes from zero to toxic hero in a case of bullying gone awry, Macon Blair’s contemporary take follows a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength all his own.”
Peter Dinklage stars as “downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze who, after falling into a vat of toxic waste, becomes none other than The Toxic Avenger. This timely reimagining is up to its eyeballs in environmental themes as Winston goes up against the evil forces of greed and corruption to save his son, his friends, and his community.”
The synopsis also notes, “Even as this story exists on its own terms, the spirit undoubtedly remains connected to the original. Troma fans old and new will be pleased to know that the film has been rated “R” for violence and gore – as per Troma tradition.”
The movie also stars Elijah Wood, Julia Davis, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, and Jacob Tremblay.
