'The Toxic Avenger' Remake May Feature Arnold Schwarzenegger

The former Governator is in talks to take a
leading role in the re-imagining of the Troma
cult classic directed by Steve Pink of 'Hot Tub
Time Machine'.
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
keeps
himself
busy post-
governatorship.
After
starring in
Kim Ji-
woon's
" The Last Stand" as the leading man, The
Terminator is now in talks to nab another
leading role in " The Toxic Avenger ", a remake
of the 1984 cult classic. However, Variety
learns that the former bodybuilder is not
offered the title role.
If all deals are eventually sealed,
Schwarzenegger will be directed by " Hot Tub
Time Machine " helmer Steve Pink. Besides
serving behind the lens, Pink helps write the
script of the reboot alongside Daniel C.
Mitchell. Richard Saperstein, Charlie Corwin
and Akiva Goldsman are among the producers.
Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz directed
Troma Entertainment's original film, which told
the tale of a tormented boy who's transformed
into a hideously deformed creature of
superhuman size and strength after falling into
a drum of toxic waste.
The remake reportedly has a slightly different
version of the plot. The new version is said to
follow an average teen who joins an
environmental club only to impress his crush.
While investigating a waste plant, he is
accidentally thrown into a tub of waste and
changes into a radioactive hero.
Already attached to join David Ayer's " Ten",
Schwarzenegger will next be seen acting
opposite Sylvester Stallone in "Escape Plan ",
which is set to arrive in U.S. theaters on
September 13.