Apr 7, 2010 by Courtney O.

The Toxic Avenger Remake in the Works

The Toxic Avenger goes greenOriginal Media is planning to remake 1984's The Toxic Avenger about a green, environmentally conscious superhero, acquiring rights to the franchise that includes four sequels, an animated TV series and comic books.

According to Deadline, the film will be produced by Akiva Goldsman, Richard Saperstein and Charlie Corwin.

Lloyd Kaufman directed the 1984 original, which starred Andree Maranda, Mitchell Cohen, Pat Ryan Jr., Cindy Manion, Gary Schneider and Mark Torgl.

The original film revolved around a Tromaville Health Club mop boy Melvin, who was a gentle wimp whose trusting ways made him easy prey for gym thugs and eventually got him immersed in a vat of toxic waste. The radioactive swill transformed Melvin into Toxie, a misshapen superhero who wreaks havoc on polluters in New Jersey and whose improved muscle tone improved his standing with the chicks.

The remake is expected to be a family friendly PG-13 action comedy.


Sources: Deadline

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Comments (10)

  1. nightwatch1203

    dont worry guys theyre probably gonna keep up with the remakes only until the economy gets better because right now the economy sucks and its affecting hollywood they need money and original movies cant guarantee them profits because its risky and original movie does not have a good chance of drawing in customers just look at the hurt locker but remakes will always guarantee them profits so they are just playing it safe with the remakes for now but i think once the economy gets better they will be able to afford taking more risks and hopefully more original movies will be born but for nnow they gotta play it safe and i understand that im not saying its good im just saying i understand

    2 years agoby @nightwatch1203Flag

  2. Mollymac77

    Ugh! Another remake of a cult classic.....FU Hollywood! Get some original ideas!

    2 years agoby @mollymac77Flag

  3. Vanboy

    Yeah Sparky, bandwagons is right. That's how that non-American media whor* Osam.... uh, I mean Obama got elected!

    Darth, Good one.

    2 years agoby @vanboyFlag

  4. DARTH69

    I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE BRAVEHEART REMAKE IN 2020 IT'S BY DISNEY/PIXAR AND RATED G AND IN AMAZING BLACK/WHITE 2D

    2 years agoby @mikeg79Flag

  5. SparkyDarky

    This is exactly what we need, I havent heard of a poor choice remake in at least . . . 5 minutes! Give it another 5 mins and we'll get an update about it coming out in 3D! Whatever happened to original ideas and not jumping on bandwagons!

    2 years agoby @sparkydarkyFlag

  6. Vanboy

    I know! PG-13? WTF? There goes all of the sexual references, breasts, balls being beaten into oblivion, arms being torn from bodies, curse words, heads being squashed, dogs being shot, blind women being ravaged and all of the outright vulgarity that made it so great. What's the f**king point!? Hey Hollywood, it's not a freakin' family movie!

    2 years agoby @vanboyFlag

  7. Charles DeMar

    And a remake will not do this movie any justice.

    2 years agoby @nemesissisFlag

  8. Charles DeMar

    WTH!!! A PG-13 rating? Some movies need to stay at an R rating.

    2 years agoby @nemesissisFlag

  9. Vanboy

    Now this is a travesty! Leave this one alone. This cannot be remade with the same feel, that was intended. I protest!

    2 years agoby @vanboyFlag

  10. Twisted Smile (The Untold Smile)

    The Toxic Avenger, family friendly action comedy? Good luck with that LOL!

    2 years agoby @twistedsmileFlag

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