Talk about weird casting news. Unbeknownst to me, studios have long been looking to reboot the 1984 cult classic The Toxic Avenger, a campy film about a nerdy highschool student who is transformed into a monster with incredible strength by some toxic waste. Personally I thought the movie was terrible and not nearly the cult classic of say The Evil Dead. However I do recognize that plenty of people have a love for Toxie and Tromaville and apparently there's enough demand out there to warrant a remake.
Or Hollywood has once again run out of ideas.
Either way, in an effort to draw a new audience to the toxic superhero, Arnold Schwarzenegger is actively negotiating to play the role of an ex special ops soldier who trains and mentors Toxie according to "Variety." His character will be known as "The Exterminator" (yes really) and will assist Toxie in using his new found powers for good and fighting the pollutors who cause his transformation.
Arnie is certainly back into full movie making mode. He just came out with The Last Stand ("Gimmie the damn thing!") in January, has The Tomb with Sylvester Stallone in September, and The Ten next year. Furthermore, he's supposed to start filming The Legend of Conan later this year and possibly another Terminator film and The Expendables 3. While I appreciate his desire to work, I would seriously think about passing on this one. Arnie needs a hit that's going to be released in the summer and this isn't the way to go.
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