Mainly because they love Troma, and they love the spirit of Troma, and in the same way that the Toxic Avenger musical, which was written by the Bon Jovi member David Bryan, the music was written by the keyboard guy from Bon Jovi.They were able to mainstream the Toxic Avenger musical and make it really good. I am confident that Steve Pink and Akiva Goldsman and Richard Saperstein will bring you a magnificent remake. There are many, many remakes that are very good. In my opinion, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn was better than The Evil Dead. All Quiet on the Western Front, the sound version is a hell of a lot better than the silent version. That was the third iteration of that project.
Some of the best movies in history have been remakes. "You don't go to movie jail for making a good remake. Lloyd is quite hopeful that this new version of the cult mainstay will actually be better than the one he directed, and doesn't mind letting his version go quietly into the night.
Steve Pink has written a script, and he is directing, and they did sign Arnold Schwarzenegger! But then Arnold Schwarzenegger must have seen the original, and he unsigned. He and Richard Saperstein, they have hired Steve Pink, who made Hot Tub Time Machine and High Fidelity, and other movies.He is very good, he loves Troma, he has read my book, he came to my book signing. He's got a movie out now called Winter's Tale. "Regarding the remake? This is Akiva Goldsman, who got an Oscar for writing A Beautiful Mind and he is a brilliant director. He feels quite the opposite though, expressing genuine glee at the choice of long-time Troma fan Steve Pink as director. Known as the king of independent cinema, one might think Lloyd would have a negative reaction to hearing that his 1984 classic The Toxic Avenger was being reworked by a huge Hollywood conglomerate. But we did catch up with the always energetic Lloyd Kaufman, who gave us an update on the reboot. It was never revealed whom he was playing. Well, its still on its way, though action icon Arnie dropped out last year after reportedly seeing the original upon which it was based.
But that might make you wonder, 'What ever happened to The Toxic Avenger remake that was supposed to star Arnold Schwarzenegger?'
And after touring it around the world, he is going to jump right into making the long-awaited sequel Toxic Twins: The Toxic Avenger V. Next week, the first part of his epic opus Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 will finally be released on Blu-ray. 68-year-old Lloyd Kaufman shows no signs of slowing down, and he's currently making some of the best movies of his career.
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