Peter Dinklage on The Toxic Avenger Reboot, the Guerilla Filmmaking Style of the Originals

As previously reported, actor peter Dinklage is attached to star in the upcoming reboot of The Toxic Avenger for Legendary Pictures in the titular role of Toxie. Dinklage recently spoke to Empire on the project and why he enjoyed the classic Troma films:

“Yes. It’s not a remake. I just like guerrilla filmmaking. Those movies – they just made them, no matter what. They just did it because they love doing it. Some of them are not the best, but some are so much fun. When you make movies too clean, it can distance the audience. They want to feel the dirt under their fingernails. I think those Troma films definitely dipped the audience in toxic waste.”

The upcoming reboot of The Toxic Avenger is written and directed by Macon Blair. Dinklage will star alongside Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Julia Davis, Taylour Paige, and Jacob Tremblay. Meanwhile, Dinklage’s next film, Cyrano, arrives in select theaters on January 21, 2022.