{"id":18426,"date":"2023-08-17T16:32:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=18426"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:50:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:50:55","slug":"macon-blairs-reboot-of-the-toxic-avenger-to-debut-in-september-at-fantastic-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=18426","title":{"rendered":"Macon Blair&#8217;s Reboot of &#8216;The Toxic Avenger&#8217; To Debut in September at Fantastic Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>@The Toxic Avenger<\/p>\r\n<p>Nearly forty years after the release of <em><strong>The Toxic Avenger,<\/strong><\/em> a reboot is scheduled to premiere at Austin&#8217;s Fantastic Fest on September 21. Macon Blair will direct the new version, which stars Peter Dinklage in the role of a much-bullied nerdyf janitor who acquires superhero powers after accidentally falling into a vat of toxic waste.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/placervilledentist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwentytwo\/inc\/php\/synthroid.html\">synthroid over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> The original low-budget splatter production was followed by three more films, plus a TV show, a musical, and two video games.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/placervilledentist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwentytwo\/inc\/php\/wellbutrin.html\">wellbutrin over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br><br \/><br \/>Dinklage, who plays the starring role of janitor Winston Gooze in the new version, is best known for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister in<strong><em> Game of Thrones<\/em><\/strong>. Blair made his directorial debut in 2017 with <em><strong>I Don\u2019t Feel at Home In This World Anymore<\/strong><\/em>. He had also acted in <em><strong>Blue Ruin<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Green Room<\/strong><\/em>.<br \/><br \/>The cast of the upcoming reboot includes, in addition to Dinklage, the following actors: Kevin Bacon, Jonny Coyne, Julia Davis, Jane Levy, Sarah Niles, Taylour Paige, Jacob Tremblay, Elijah Wood, and David Yow.<br \/><br \/>A just-released synopsis by Legendary Entertainment outlines the evolution of the story: \u201cWhile the original film 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\u2019s 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.\u201d<br \/><br \/>As the synopsis continues: \u201cThis 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. Even as this story exists on its own terms, the spirit undoubtedly remains connected to the original.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/placervilledentist.com\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwentytwo\/inc\/php\/nolvadex.html\">nolvadex over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br>\u201d<br \/><br \/>The original <em><strong>Toxic Avenger<\/strong><\/em> film had been largely ignored until it attracted a cult following as a \u201cmidnight movie\u201d in Manhattan\u2019s downtown scene during the mid-1980s.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out more of Edward\u2019s articles<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@The Toxic Avenger Nearly forty years after the release of The Toxic Avenger, a reboot is scheduled to premiere at Austin&#8217;s Fantastic Fest on September 21. 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