New Photos From THE TOXIC AVENGER Remake and Details on Elijah Wood's Penguin-Inspired Character
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we have some new photos to share with you for Legendary Entertainment and Troma’s remake of The Toxic Avenger. These photos offer a first look at Peter Dinklage, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, and more. Wood’s character especially looks like a creepy creeper.
Judging from these photos, this looks like it’s going to be a wild movie! Wood is playing a villain named Fritz Garbinger, and the character’s wild look is partially inspired by Danny DeVito’s Penguin from Batman Returns. Director Macon Blair says that Fritz Garbinger is “a sort of Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the Danny DeVito Penguin mixed together.”
The film 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.”
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 film earned the R-rated with “Strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity.” There are also “butt guts” we can’t forget to mention the “butt guts.”
The movie also stars Julia Davis, Taylour Paige, and Jacob Tremblay. The Toxic Avenger is set to premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
