Peter Dinklage is so happy with his The Toxic Avenger reboot that he simply needs extra individuals to lastly get to see it.
The Emmy-winning actor was not too long ago requested if the movie may get a large launch quickly, given it was “a really big hit” after it opened the Improbable Fest in Austin, Texas, final yr.
“No, I’m not a producer on it. I don’t know,” Dinklage admitted to ComicBook.com. “I do want it to get out there into the world because it was a really big hit at Fantastic Fest in Austin, and Macon Blair, the writer/director who is also in The Thicket … He’s incredible. He’s one of my favorite people and favorite artists.”
The Sport of Thrones alum added, “So hopefully it will have its day in the toxic sun.”
The Toxic Avenger, a reimagining of the authentic 1984 cult-favorite film, follows Dinklage’s Winston Gooze, a janitor whose employer refuses to cowl therapy for his terminal sickness. However after robbing the firm, Winston falls into poisonous waste and goals to proper society’s wrongs as the Toxic Avenger, a mutant hero.
The horror-comedy, which acquired a 92 p.c critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 25 opinions after its international premiere at Improbable Fest in September 2023, has but to obtain a launch date.
The reboot additionally stars Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wooden and Kevin Bacon.
Earlier this yr, it was additionally introduced that Matt Bors and Fred Harper had been teaming up for a brand new The Toxic Avenger comedian, from indie writer AHOY Comics. The primary of the five-issue comedian guide sequence is due out Oct. 9.
