{"id":1224,"date":"2021-04-15T16:25:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T20:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:49:25","slug":"child-star-jacob-tremblay-tapped-for-legendarys-toxic-aevenger-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=1224","title":{"rendered":"Child Star Jacob Tremblay Tapped For Legendary\u2019s Toxic Avenger Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who could forget the <i>Toxic Avenger<\/i>, the 1984 splatter film that your ecofreaky<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>parents still drool over\u2014not to mention a franchise that spawned four sequels, a stage production, a kids\u2019 cartoon series, and a Marvel comic book?<\/p>\n<p>Now, thanks to Legendary Productions, which acquired rights to the property in 2018, this midnight cult classic is being rebooted for a new generation of climate-change groupies with the addition of 14-year-old Jacob Tremblay to the cast.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthymomsandbabes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/champix.html\">buy champix<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Macon Blair will write and direct the remake, whose lineup is already headlined with Game of Thrones player Peter Dinklage in the title role.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tremblay is a Canadian-born actor who made his film debut in 2015, receiving much critical acclaim for his portrayal of Jack Newsom in <i>Room<\/i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He followed this up two years later when he starred as August Pullman in Stephen Chbosky\u2019s film <i>Wonder<\/i>, about a physically challenged youngster.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>2019, he played one of the leads in Gene Stupnitsky\u2019s debut offering, <i>Good Boys<\/i>. He\u2019d also played a supporting role in the 2016 parody flick <i>Donald Trump\u2019s The Art of the Deal<\/i>, directed by Jeremy Konner.<\/p>\n<p>The original <i>Toxic Avenger<\/i> release \u2013 appropriately in the Orwellian year of 1984 \u2013 tracked the odyssey of a mild-mannered janitor in Tromaville, New Jersey who acquires superhuman powers after falling into a vat of toxic waste.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Fans of this cult classic are<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>already<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>abuzz, wondering<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>whether the reboot might make a timely reference to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who could forget the Toxic Avenger, the 1984 splatter film that your ecofreaky\u00a0 parents still drool over\u2014not to mention a franchise that spawned four sequels, a stage production, a kids\u2019 cartoon series, and a Marvel comic book? 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