Cult classic The Toxic Avenger getting a remake from Sausage Party co-director

The camp horror classic *The Toxic Avenger *is getting a remake. *Deadline * reports that *Sausage Party *co-director Conrad Vernon will helm the film, based on a script by *Archer *writers Mike Arnold and Chris Poole. ------------------------------ From 'Sausage Party' co-director Conrad Vernon The new take on *The Toxic Avenger *will reportedly be a more grounded version of the over-the-top, low-budget original. Released in 1984, the first film followed nerdy health club janitor Melvin Ferd, who, after a run-in with a group of violent bullies, is set on fire before getting douse... more »