News site DEADLINE broke news on plans to remake Troma's crown jewel filth masterpiece, 'The Toxic Avenger' into a more grounded affair. 'Sausage Party's co-director Conrad Vernon will helm this putrid production (Lloyd Kaufman as executive producer)

"Saperstein is producing with Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road and Charlie Corwin. Mike Arnold and Chris Poole, the duo behind Archer and The Grackle, are on board to rewrite the screenplay by Steve Pink and D.C. Mitchell"

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