{"id":28187,"date":"2013-05-13T21:32:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T01:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=28187"},"modified":"2013-05-13T21:33:29","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T01:33:29","slug":"what-the-schwarzenegger-to-star-in-toxic-avenger-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/13\/what-the-schwarzenegger-to-star-in-toxic-avenger-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"What the-?! Schwarzenegger To Star In TOXIC AVENGER Remake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ArnoldSchwarzenegger\"<\/a>Well, this is one of those headlines I never expected to write.<\/p>\n

Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to be starring in a big screen remake of the classic Troma film The Toxic Avenger<\/strong> with Hot Tub Time Machine<\/strong> director Steve Pink at the helm.<\/p>\n

Honestly, at first thought, it sounds like a bad idea. And at second and third thought it still sounds like a bad idea. The Toxic Avenger is known in part for its campy, comedic tone. While I don’t doubt that Pink could bring a similar feel to a remake, time and time again Schwarzenegger has never shown any real comedy chops.<\/p>\n

Here’s the press release – <\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA (May, 2013) \u2013Action superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger (TERMINATOR series, TOTAL RECALL) is in negotiations to star in writer\/director Steve Pink\u2019s (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 1 & 2) big budget action comedy THE TOXIC AVENGER produced by Akiva Goldsman (CONSTANTINE, I AM LEGEND, MR AND MRS SMITH), Richard Saperstein (HANCOCK, 1408, SE7EN), Charlie Corwin (HALF NELSON, THE SQUID AND THE WHALE), Stephen Kessler and Michael Benaroya (LAWLESS, MARGIN CALL). Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz will executive produce. The announcement was made today by International Film Trust\u2019s (IFT) President Ariel Veneziano who will handle all international rights to the film alongside IFT\u2019s Head of Sales Christian de Gallegos.<\/p>\n

Set to be introduced to buyers at Cannes 2013, THE TOXIC AVENGER is currently in pre-production and scheduled to start principal photography this fall.<\/p>\n

Loosely based on Lloyd Kaufman\u2019s classic Troma franchise, THE TOXIC AVENGER is the tale of a high-school kid who gets dunked in a vat of toxic waste by a corrupt chemical company. He survives the ordeal with one major side effect: upon contact with toxic chemicals, he transforms into a monster with superhuman strength. Schwarzenegger would play \u201cthe Exterminator,\u201d a former black ops agent, who trains Toxie to use his powers for good. Together they take on the lurking menace created by the polluters, and the polluters themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoviegoers around the world were thrilled when Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to acting so effortlessly filling the gap that he left behind,\u201d said producer and IFT co-founder Michael Benaroya. \u201cHe is the ultimate action hero with a natural comedic versatility and will be pitch perfect in The Toxic Avenger.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur film is a perfect combination of commercial genre, star power and award winning filmmakers to set it apart from other titles on offer at Cannes this year. The Toxic Avenger is a blockbuster in waiting with franchise potential. The buyers will love it,\u201d said IFT President Ariel Veneziano.<\/p>\n

Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s role in James Cameron\u2019s THE TERMINATOR series solidified his place as one of the leading action hero actors with roles in blockbuster hits including PREDATOR, TOTAL RECALL, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY and TRUE LIES. Proving to be a multi-talented performer, Schwarzenegger crossed over into comedic roles with box office hits TWINS opposite Danny DeVito and Ivan Reitman\u2019s KINDERGARTEN COP. After taking an extended break to become the Governor of California, Schwarzenegger returned to acting in 2012 with THE EXPENDABLES 2, which grossed over $300 million worldwide. He will next be seen in Summit Entertainment\u2019s ESCAPE PLAN and Open Road Films\u2019 TEN. He is represented by CAA and Patrick Knapp at Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Felmdman Schenkman & Goodman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Via Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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