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The Toxic Avenger Is Getting A “Mainstream” Remake

Brace yourself, news has come that a remake of 1984’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ is in the works. Conrad Vernon, co-director of ‘Sausage Party’, has now signed on to direct the new film. Mike Arnold and Chris Poole, known for their work on the animated series ‘Archer’, are writing the script, Deadline reports. The original film follows a New Jersey teen who accidentally tumbles into a vat of nuclear waste that turns him into a mutant superhero. The original was directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman who also co-wrote the fun film. ‘The Toxic Avenger’ spawned several sequels and a huge line of merchandise, as well as a comic and even a musical. From the reports, it sounds as if we not be getting only one new movie, but that this will be the first film of a new franchise. The reboot is being described as more “grounded” and “mainstream” than the campy B-horror original. ‘Toxic Avenger’ will be “reimagined”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2016
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The Classic Werewolf Movie ‘The Howling’ Is Getting A Remake

The list of recent remakes just keeping longer. At the moment the list stands at 80 remakes/reboots in the past five years alone. Now the classic 1981 werewolf film ‘The Howling’, known for its’ effects and intense transformation scenes, is joining the ranks of the remade. Emaji Entertainment has set its’ sights on making a new version of the film, originally directed by Joe Dante and starring Dee Wallace and Patrick Macnee. In ‘The Howling’ a television reporter, Karen White, is sent to a remote resort after surviving a near fatal encounter with a serial killer. In the town surrounding the resort, the residents are not what they seem. Karen’s life is about to change forever. ‘The Howling’ has already spawned eight films, soon to be nine, some better than others. The franchise includes: ‘The Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf’ (1985), ‘Howling III: The Marsupials’ (1987), ‘Howling IV: The Original Nightmare’, ‘Howling V: The Rebirth’ (1989), ‘Howling VI:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2015

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The Toxic Avenger Is Getting A “Mainstream” Remake

Brace yourself, news has come that a remake of 1984’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ is in the works. Conrad Vernon, co-director of ‘Sausage Party’, has now signed on to direct the new film. Mike Arnold and Chris Poole, known for their work on the animated series ‘Archer’, are writing the script, Deadline reports. The original film follows a New Jersey teen who accidentally tumbles into a vat of nuclear waste that turns him into a mutant superhero. The original was directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman who also co-wrote the fun film. ‘The Toxic Avenger’ spawned several sequels and a huge line of merchandise, as well as a comic and even a musical. From the reports, it sounds as if we not be getting only one new movie, but that this will be the first film of a new franchise. The reboot is being described as more “grounded” and “mainstream” than the campy B-horror original. ‘Toxic Avenger’ will be “reimagined”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2016
Horror Fuel

The Classic Werewolf Movie ‘The Howling’ Is Getting A Remake

The list of recent remakes just keeping longer. At the moment the list stands at 80 remakes/reboots in the past five years alone. Now the classic 1981 werewolf film ‘The Howling’, known for its’ effects and intense transformation scenes, is joining the ranks of the remade. Emaji Entertainment has set its’ sights on making a new version of the film, originally directed by Joe Dante and starring Dee Wallace and Patrick Macnee. In ‘The Howling’ a television reporter, Karen White, is sent to a remote resort after surviving a near fatal encounter with a serial killer. In the town surrounding the resort, the residents are not what they seem. Karen’s life is about to change forever. ‘The Howling’ has already spawned eight films, soon to be nine, some better than others. The franchise includes: ‘The Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf’ (1985), ‘Howling III: The Marsupials’ (1987), ‘Howling IV: The Original Nightmare’, ‘Howling V: The Rebirth’ (1989), ‘Howling VI:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 8, 2015