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Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening – but we won’t have to wait much longer. At the start of the year, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film a wide release, and we’ve since learned that they’re aiming for an August 29th theatrical release. Three years ago, the Motion Picture Association ratings boards gave the film an R rating for “strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity”… but never mind all that. The Toxic Avenger remake is being released unrated, and new promo images reveal exactly why it’s going out unrated.

If you don't know about the Long Island-based B-movie studio Troma, it's time you learned. Founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974, Troma began its life producing raunchy sex comedies like "The First Turn-On!," "Squeeze Play!," and "Waitress!" Kaufman and Herz would hit the big time in 1984 with the release of their film "The Toxic Avenger," which marked a turning point for the company. After the success of "Toxic Avenger," a twisted, low-budget superhero movie (with a soon-to-be-released remake!), the studio would skew more heavily toward horror-comedies, gore films, and splatstick humor. Troma would continue to make and/or distribute notable schlock staples for years, including "Class of Nuke 'Em High," "Surf Nazis Must Die," "Troma's War," "Rabid Grannies," "A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell," "Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPD," and the James Gunn-penned "Tromeo and Juliet," a riff on "Romeo & Juliet." They even distributed "Cannibal! The Musical," the...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening – but we won’t have to wait much longer. At the start of the year, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release, and we’ve since learned that they’re aiming for an August 29th theatrical release. But before the new movie makes its way out into the world, Troma will be unveiling Mr. Melvin, a reconstruction of their original plan for their 1989 films The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie.

You see, The Toxic Avenger Part II...

As most Troma fans know, The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III were originally written and shot as one movie, but directors Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz ended up with so much footage that they broke it up into two installments.

36 years years later, the filmmakers’ initial vision for the sequel has been reconstructed under its original title, Mr. Melvin.

Andrew L. Miller, Kaufman’s assistant, and Adam Peltier, star of Troma’s upcoming film The Power of Positive Murder, unearthed the original script and edited footage from the two films together as originally intended.

Toxie actor Ron Fazio provided some new voiceover for Mr. Melvin. He stars alongside Phoebe Legere, John Altamura, Rick Collins, John Altamura, Rikiya Yasuoka, and Lisa Gaye.

Clocking it at around two hours, the Mr. Melvin cut will premiere as part of Troma-Thon 2025 at the Mahoning Drive-In Theater in Lehighton, Pa...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening – but we won’t have to wait much longer. At the start of the year, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release, and we’ve since learned that they’re aiming for an August 29th theatrical release. Now, a new teaser trailer has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above!

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger centers on Winston Gooze, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-x health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that...

Remember the cult hit from 1984 that made Troma Entertainment notorious for its schlockiness? Finally, The Toxic Avenger is returning to the big screen once again. The franchise has been equally funny, brutal, and strangely charming. The original film mixed slapstick violence with a bit of satire. After many decades, the reboot looks to be authentic to its roots while introducing something new for the younger audience.

However, the path to this remake has not been easy. After premiering to a select audience, the film mysteriously disappeared. The movie even had big names like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Guillermo Del Toro attached to it at some points. Now that it appears to be finished, let’s explore the actors, storyline, and all the relevant details on this radioactive resurrection.

Makers and cast of The Toxic Avenger

Peter Dinklage leads the cast of The Toxic Avenger. He plays Winston Gooze, who is a...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening – but we won’t have to wait much longer. At the start of the year, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release, and we’ve since learned that they’re aiming for an August 29th theatrical release. Now, a new image from the film has been unveiled by Collider, give us another look at Toxie’s face. You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger centers on Winston Gooze, a stereotypical weakling who works as a...

A brand-new The Toxic Avenger preview image spotlighting the titular hero has arrived. Following the reboot film's 2023 Fantastic Fest premiere, Cineverse announced its wide release in theaters for August 2025.

Collider unveiled the new look at The Toxic Avenger that reveals Toxie trying to keep a low profile. In the film, Winston (Peter Dinklage), a down-on-his-luck janitor, is transformed into the radioactive hero Toxie (Luisa Guerreiro) after a freak accident. Armed with his mop, he battles freaks, gangsters, and corrupt CEOs while trying to save his relationship with his son Wade, played by the acclaimed Jacob Tremblay. Per its story description, The Toxic Avenger "channels the subversive gonzo energy of the original Toxic Avenger while delivering a fresh, contemporary twist."

The Toxic Avenger is spilling exclusively in theaters on August 29th! pic.twitter.com/GZ4CjMpCNn— Collider (@Collider) April 11, 2025

Written and directed by Macon Blair, the superhero black comedy's impressive ensemble...

Exclusive: Patrick Wachsberger and Legendary Entertainment’s nascent sales and production joint venture 193 has set its first international sales title in the shape of Peter Dinklage starrer The Toxic Avenger, which it will be screening and shopping at next month’s Cannes market.

Oscar winner Wachsberger, the former Lionsgate Motion Picture co-chairman, didn’t have to look far for his first project. Macon Blair’s completed film is a Legendary production.

The dark comedy, a reimagining of Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment’s 1984 cult classic of the same name, stars Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Jacob Tremblay, Julia Davis and Taylour Paige. Macon also scripted the reboot.

As we previously revealed, Terrifier outfit Cineverse has set an August 29 North American release for the movie, in which Dinklage stars as downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze, who, after a freak accident, transforms into a mutant vigilante known as Toxie. Armed with his signature mop,...

Back in 1984, Troma Entertainment brought the world The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), a film about “the first superhero from New Jersey.” That film spawned a franchise, leading to The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989), The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989), Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000), a stage musical, and an animated series called Toxic Crusaders. For a long time, we’ve been hearing that Troma wanted to make a Toxic Avenger 5 – but instead doing that, they have loaned out the rights to Legendary Pictures, allowing them to make a remake of the original film that’s set to reach theatres on August 29th, courtesy of Cineverse. In anticipation of the film’s long-awaited release, we have put together a list of Everything We Know About the Toxic Avenger Remake… and here we go:

Writer / Director

At the helm of this new take on The Toxic Avenger is Macon Blair,...

Cineverse, and its horror division Bloody Disgusting, have settled on Iconic Events Releasing as the theatrical distribution partner for the August 29 unrated wide release of The Toxic Avenger. The studio and distributor worked together on the highly successful rollouts of the last two Terrifier films.

The Toxic Avenger comedic horror film directed by Macon Blair and starring Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), debuted at Fantastic Fest to critical acclaim (and a 92% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes).

The news comes as the exhibition business heads to CinemaCon in Las Vegas next week.

“Teaming with Iconic over the years has been a mutually-rewarding experience both for our team and the amazing filmmakers we are showcasing,” said Cineverse Chief Content Officer Yolanda Macias. “We look forward to building on the box office success of Terrifier 2 and 3 as we get ready for this release. As we have seen since announcing that Toxic is coming back to theaters,...

The Toxic Avenger is a 2023 American superhero black comedy splatter film written and directed by Macon Blair. It is the fifth installment in a reboot of The Toxic Avenger film series. There was a time after the film was finally complete when fans wondered if they would ever see it.

It was recently revealed that ‘Toxic Avenger’ will be released this summer, on August 29, 2025. Emmy winner Peter Dinklage will play the Toxic Avenger! The film will follow janitor Winston Gooze, who, after a freak accident, transforms into a mutant vigilante known as Toxie. Armed with his mop, the unlikely hero battles freaks, gangsters, and corrupt CEOs to save his relationship with his son.

In December 2018, Legendary Pictures won the rights to reboot The Toxic Avenger, with the original’s producers, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment, returning. In March 2019, Macon Blair was announced to write and direct. Of the script,...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening – but we won’t have to wait much longer. At the start of the year, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release, and we’ve since learned that they’re aiming for an August 29th theatrical release. As we know, Peter Dinklage stars in the film as Winston Gooze, the character who becomes the new Toxic Avenger – but it was recently revealed by Entertainment Weekly that Dinklage doesn’t actually physically play Toxie. Instead, “Luisa Guerreiro, an actor and movement artist, provides the physical performance of...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening – but we won’t have to wait much longer. At the start of the year, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release, and we’ve since learned that they’re aiming for an August 29th theatrical release. To help hold us over until that date arrives, a new teaser trailer for The Toxic Avenger remake has dropped online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger stars Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, a stereotypical weakling who works...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening – but we won’t have to wait much longer. At the start of the year, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release, and we’ve since learned that they’re aiming for an August 29th theatrical release. This past weekend, Cineverse decided to do some early marketing by sending the new film’s version of Toxie down the Chicago River on a boat, an appearance that coincided with the river being dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Video of Toxie’s boat ride can...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening – but we won’t have to wait much longer. At the start of the year, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release, and we’ve since learned that they’re aiming for an August 29th theatrical release. Yesterday, the first clear images of the title character made their way online, and now a new poster has been unveiled. You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger stars Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, a stereotypical weakling who...

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening. The film would go into a bit of purgatory, but the Toxic Avenger remake will finally be reaching theatres on August 29, kicking off Labor Day weekend! Now, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, you can get a good look at Toxie and his updated look.

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger stars Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-x health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power hungry employer refuses to pay for. After deciding to take matters into...

New images have revealed the best look yet at the new Toxie. Starring Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage, the reboot of The Toxic Avenger is coming to theaters on Aug. 29, 2025.

Previously, very little had been revealed from the remake. The only shot that's been released of Toxie was from behind the character, keeping his appearance mostly a mystery. Per Entertainment Weekly, that has changed with brand-new images released of the new Toxie. Check out the new photos below.

In the film, Dinklage plays Winston Gooze, a chemical factory janitor who becomes transformed into a monstrous mutant after a freak industrial accident. He uses his newfound superhuman strength to become a vigilante, targeting the town's criminals. EW reports that actor and movement artist Luisa Guerreiro provides the physical performance of Toxie underneath the makeup and costume.

Toxic Crusaders Inspired the New Toxie's Design

Director Macon Blair said of the new design,...

After it was reported earlier this month that the long-awaited reboot of Troma Entertainment's cult classic The Toxic Avenger was finally getting the theatrical release it deserves in 2025, we now have a firm release date of August 29 in place. Directed by Macon Blair and starring Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Kevin Bacon, and Elija Wood, to name a few, the film was feared to languish in limbo forever until Cineverse swooped in and picked it up, rescuing it out of obscurity.

Per Deadline, The Toxic Avenger will open nationwide to kick off the Labor Day Weekend on Aug, 29, and the best part of all is that it will be an unrated version. Cineverse found success last year with Terrifier 3, which was also unrated, and went on to become one of the biggest horror hits of 2024, earning nearly $90 million at the box office against a budget of just $2 million dollars.

Fans have been waiting a long time to see writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), which wrapped filming way back in 2021 and unveiled a teaser trailer near the end of 2023, around the time it had its world premiere screening. Earlier this month, it was announced that Cineverse had acquired the distribution rights with the intention of giving the film an unrated wide release later this year. Now, we know the exact release date. Deadline has learned that the Toxic Avenger remake will be reaching theatres on August 29th, kicking off Labor Day weekend!

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger stars Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-x health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power hungry employer refuses to pay for.

A date is now on the calendar for the reboot of The Toxic Avenger. After it was recently reported that the film was aiming for a release this year, the film's exact theatrical release date has just been announced.

Per Deadline, Cineverse has dated The Toxic Avenger for a Labor Day weekend release in theaters on Aug. 29, 2025. It will mark a wait of about two years for the film to get its wide release after first premiering at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, in September 2023. Fans have been anticipating the release, especially with the reboot garnering unexpectedly high praise from critics who caught it at Fantastic Fest. The movie holds a score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes with its early reviews.

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A new clip from the upcoming Peter Dinklage-starrer remake of Troma's classic The Toxic Avenger...

In this edition of Horror Highlights, we have details on Cineverse's upcoming unrated theatrical release of The Toxic Avenger reimagining, the trailer for The Sand Castle, the trailer and release details for Bloat, and a casting update for Spoiling You.

The Toxic Avenger Reimagining Theatrical Release Announced: "Cineverse, a next-generation entertainment studio, today announced the highly anticipated theatrical release of The Toxic Avenger, a daring and darkly comedic reimagining of the cult-classic franchise that first took the world by storm in the 1980s. Directed by Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore) and starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), this fresh take on the beloved anti-hero known as “Toxie” will premiere as an unrated wide release later this year. Cineverse acquired all U.S. and Canadian theatrical, home entertainment, and streaming rights through a deal with Legendary Entertainment.

In this...

Nearly twenty years have gone by since Troma brought the world the horror comedy musical called Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead – and now, a sequel is finally heading into production! Our friends at Bloody Disgusting were able to learn that Poultrygeist 2: The Henpire Strikes Back is in the works, with Mercedes the Muse writing and directing.

Mercedes the Muse previously directed Honor Killing, Evul Twinz, Gruesome Twosome, Divide & Conquer, and Gasmask Girl, and contributed to Dark Mixtape and Gorenography. She was also at the helm of the upcoming film Rise of the Super Tromettes.

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment, from a script he wrote with Gabriel Friedman and Dan Bova, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead had the following synopsis: When a fast food chicken restaurant is built on the site of an ancient Native American burial ground, the displaced spirits unite with the ghosts...

‘The Toxic Avenger’ reboot is set to hit cinemas in 2025.The movie - which stars Peter Dinklage as the titular anti-hero - is a reimagining of the 1984 Troma Entertainment cult classic flick of the same name, and is slated to land in theatres as an unrated wide release from Cineverse later this year.Director Macon Blair told Variety: “I’m beyond grateful to the team behind ‘The Toxic Avenger’ who were so supportive and steady-handed as we searched for the perfect distribution partner for our film.“It’s so cool that folks will have the chance to see this in theatres, it’s a fun rowdy movie you wanna see with a crowd. Mutant hero smashes bad guys with a mop: perfect entertainment for the whole family!”The ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ filmmaker added the team wanted to “preserve the heart and spirit” of the Toxic Avenger from original picture,...

We’re excited to announce today that Cineverse has saved director Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger remake and plans an unrated wide theatrical release later this year.

Bloody Disgusting’s parent company Cineverse acquired all U.S. and Canadian theatrical, home entertainment, and streaming rights through a deal with Legendary Entertainment.

The news was first reported by Variety this afternoon.

This fresh take on the beloved anti-hero known as “Toxie” was directed by Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore) and stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”), Kevin Bacon, and Elijah Wood.

The Toxic Avenger is a daring and darkly comedic reimagining of the cult-classic franchise that first took the world by storm in the 1980s.

“In this bold new chapter of the classic midnight movie franchise created by Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment; a shocking accident transforms downtrodden janitor...

Years after its completion, the new take on The Toxic Avenger has just gotten an exciting release update. After only having limited screenings in the past, the movie is now confirmed to be having a wide release this year.

Per Variety, Cinverse has announced that the reboot of The Toxic Avenger will have an unrated wide release in theaters in 2025. An exact date was not revealed, but the update confirms that the movie will be coming to the big screen rather than going straight to streaming. Starring Game of Thrones fan favorite Peter Dinklage, the new take on the classic Troma Entertainment film was directed by Macon Blair (I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore), who addressed the update in a statement.

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Cineverse has announced that “The Toxic Avenger,” a darkly comedic reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s 1984 cult classic of the same name, is headed to theaters in 2025.

Directed by Macon Blair (“I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”) and starring Peter Dinklage, “The Toxic Avenger” reboot will premiere as an unrated wide release later this year.

“I’m beyond grateful to the team behind ‘The Toxic Avenger’ who were so supportive and steady-handed as we searched for the perfect distribution partner for our film,” said director Blair in a statement. “It’s so cool that folks will have the chance to see this in theaters, it’s a fun rowdy movie you wanna see with a crowd. Mutant hero smashes bad guys with a mop: perfect entertainment for the whole family! Our goal was always to preserve the heart and spirit of the original Toxie (which was seared into...

Get ready for another serving of musical horror comedy, as Troma is cooking up a sequel to Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.

Poultrygeist 2: The Henpire Strikes Back will be written and directed by Mercedes the Muse, who helmed Troma’s upcoming Rise of the Super Tromettes.

Andrew L. Miller is producing, with Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman (who directed the first Poultrygeist) and Michael Herz serving as executive producers.

No plot details have been revealed, but the sequel promises “more guts, more blood, and more poultry.” If you’ve seen the 2016 original, you know that’s no easy feat.

Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham, Allyson Sereboff, and Robin L. Watkins starred Poultrygeist, in which zombified chickens attack a fast-food restaurant built on an ancient burial ground.

The post ‘The Henpire Strikes Back’ in Troma’s Upcoming ‘Poultrygeist’ Sequel appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

At first glance, The Toxic Avenger doesn't seem like the Saturday morning cartoon material. The cult classic superhero film from Troma is known for its high levels of gore, making for a campy and crass low-budget affair that's also one of the creepier movies of its genre. However, in 1991, Toxie managed to clean up his act with a short-lived animated series titled Toxic Crusaders hailing from Troma co-founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. Now, the B movie production company is bringing the band back together with a digitally remastered Blu-ray containing all 13 episodes of Toxie and friends' adventures. It's set to release on December 10.

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, it wasn’t unusual for violent movies like RoboCop and Rambo to be turned into Saturday morning cartoons for kids, but The Toxic Avenger still seemed like an unlikely candidate — until the 1984 low-budget gorefest was cleaned up for “Toxic Crusaders” in 1991.

An environmentally-conscious superhero cartoon in the vein of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Captain Planet,” the show ran for one season. All 13 episodes are coming to Blu-ray from Troma on December 10.

While originally animated on 16mm film, “Toxic Crusaders” was mastered on videotape for broadcast, including all digital effects and transitions. To present the series in the best possible quality, Troma has used advanced AI models to upscale the standard definition masters in high definition to capture the original broadcast’s intended experience.

Special Features for the two-disc set include:

Introduction by Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman (new) Original Toxic Crusaders toy commercials...

It's been nearly a year since The Toxic Avenger was reborn, yet general audiences still haven't had a chance to see Peter Dinklage's iteration of the trashy Troma superhero. The reboot, written and directed by Macon Blair, earned a warm reception following its debut at Fantastic Fest last September with a strong 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and plenty of positive reactions from Collider's Perri Nemiroff and John Aljets to Suitable Flesh director Joe Lynch. Promising the feel of a Troma cult classic mixed with modern sensibilities, it appeared to have something for newcomers and veteran fans of Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz's work. For anyone who's been eagerly awaiting Toxie's grand return, however, the wait might be a bit longer.

Last September, people finally got to see a bit of Macon Blair’s remake of the famous Troma film The Toxic Avenger. The original is a cult classic that puts an over-the-top, irreverent, graphically violent spin on the superhero franchise and the remake aimed to keep the spirit of the Lloyd Kaufman original. This new incarnation would also sport an impressive cast with The Thicket‘s Peter Dinklage. He’s also joined by Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood, who portray the big baddies in the film.

However, after the release of the Red Band trailer, there has been no word on a release as the studio behind it doesn’t deem it releasable with its straddling the very fine line of commercial and cult appeal. The status of the film appears to have it in limbo at the moment, but the movie’s lead, Peter Dinklage, is optimistic that it...

Peter Dinklage is optimistic 'The Toxic Avenger' reboot will be released soon.The 55-year-old actor admitted he has no idea when the reimagining of the 1984 movie will be out but he can't wait for audiences to see it as he believes it will be a huge hit.He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I do want it to get out there into the world because it was a really big hit at Fantastic Fest in Austin, and Macon Blair, the writer/director who is also in 'The Thicket' … He’s incredible. "So hopefully it will have its day in the toxic sun.”The movie - which also stars Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood and Kevin Bacon - had its global premiere at Fantastic Fest in September 2023 but currently has no release date.In the film, Dinklage plays a man who is disfigured when he is...

James Gunn's earliest project has quietly landed on Shudder. While Gunn is undoubtedly best known for his work in the superhero genre, he started his career with Tromeo and Juliet, an over-the-top take on Shakespeare's classic love story. Gunn was hired to rewrite the screenplay, crafting the finished script alongside Troma icon Lloyd Kaufman, who also directed the film. Gunn also served as an associate director.

Tromeo and Juliet was released the same year that Baz Luhrmann's more mainstream adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, hit theaters. But the two are vastly different films. Tromeo and Juliet (portrayed by Will Keenan and Jane Jensen) is a wildly exaggerated and sexually explicit retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy. Set in 1990s Manhattan, the film follows the titular characters, whose love is forbidden due to a rivalry between their families, the rich Capulets and the poor Ques.

Get excited, Troma fans! The Toxic Avenger is back in a new comic miniseries by Ahoy Comics, promising mutant gore and environmental satire. Creator Matt Bors teams up with artist Fred Harper for a fresh take on Toxie's origin, combining elements of the films and animated series. With a remake on the horizon, now's the perfect time for The Toxic Avenger's return, as concerns about the environment make him more relevant than ever.

Get ready, Troma fans, because the Toxic Avenger will live once more in a brand-new miniseries. It's been a while since the first superhero from New Jersey has been in the spotlight. But a new title from Ahoy Comics promises a return to form that honors Toxie's beloved, demented, and satirical spirit.

Ahoy Comics revealed details for its brand new five-issue series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matt Bors, the mind behind The Nib and...

While we wait for Macon Blair’s upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger, Troma has announced today that the original movie’s brand new restoration is now available to stream.

You’ll find it only on Troma’s dedicated streaming service, Troma Now.

“This Toxic Avenger in 4K is historic! It has already played to full houses throughout the Alamo Drafthouse circuit and others,” says Troma Prez, Lloyd Kaufman. “Toxie has a new life. And Michael Herz and I are very proud of his mopping up on Troma-Now!”

In the wake of The Toxic Avenger, Troma Now will premiere 4K restorations and new transfers from the original materials of a number of classics on the 15th of every month.

Rabid Grannies (1988) will be coming to Troma Now in 4K this year, in its original 96 minute uncut format, scanned and restored from its 35mm interpositive.

Mother’s Day (1980), Charles Kaufman’s cult classic horror film,...

Peter Dinklage's casting in The Toxic Avenger has generated buzz, but Paul Walter Hauser almost landed the lead role. Hauser praised the script's uniqueness and creative vision, a departure from typical superhero movie formulas. The inclusion of Dinklage and the impressive cast hints at a fresh and unique cinematic experience in this reimagining of the cult classic.

Legendary's upcoming The Toxic Avenger has created a buzz with its announcement of Peter Dinklage stepping into the lead role. However, recently Dinklage's Toxie role was almost awarded to Paul Walter Hauser, the recent Emmy winner for his riveting performance in Apple TV+'s Black Bird.

In a candid conversation with ComicBook, Hauser shared insights into the casting process. As Dinklage was the preferred choice for the role, Hauser was considered a solid backup. Though he ultimately didn't get the part, Hauser had the opportunity to delve into the screenplay. His appreciation...

Peter Dinklage will play a new incarnation of Toxie in the upcoming Toxic Avenger movie, but if he'd passed on the role, it could have gone to Paul Walter Hauser.

Speaking with ComicBook.com, Paul Walter Hauser revealed how he was one of the names up for the role of Toxie in the new Toxic Avenger remake. While Peter Dinklage was the top choice, Hauser was on deck to potentially take over if the Game of Thrones star couldn't do it. While the Toxie casting worked out, Hauser was able to read the screenplay, which he praised as "incredible." While he isn't in the film personally, the Cobra Kai actor is also eager for people to see this new take on The Toxic Avenger when it comes out.

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The 1999 coming-of-age comedy "American Pie" was a massive hit when it was released in 1999. Starring a who's-who of upcoming teen talent, "American Pie" delved deeply into the more embarrassing sexual details of being an adolescent boy in the modern day. There were scenes involving bodily fluids, oral sex, and multiple references to creative masturbation. While the bulk of the film -- written by Mike Herz and directed by Paul Weisz -- prided itself on aggressive raunchiness, it wisely ended on a sweet note, allowing the characters to realize that despite having had sex, they still have a lot to look forward to on their journey of growing up. 

For a while in the early 2000s, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Mena Suvari, Shannon Elizabeth, Seann William Scott, Thomas Ian Nicholas, and Natasha Lyonne were household names largely because of the "American Pie" movies. To date, the series has made $990 million. 

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Troma Entertainment, the independent film production and distribution company that has been bringing us toxic waste-soaked insanity since it was founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974, has its own streaming service called Troma Now, which can be found at watch.troma.com – and the company has just announced that 4K restorations of several of their beloved classics, including The Toxic Avenger and Mother’s Day, are going to be released on the Troma Now service throughout 2024!

Here’s the announcement: Starting in February, Troma Now will premiere 4K restorations and new transfers from the original materials of a number of Troma Classics on the 15th of every month. On February 15, the new 4K restoration of The Toxic Avenger will be available to stream exclusively on Troma Now.

The Toxic Avenger (1984) will premiere in 4K on Troma Now on February 15th. The rest of the series will follow throughout the year.

Over the course of its 50-year existence, Troma has helped launch the careers of filmmakers like Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park), James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Eli Roth (Hostel), along with countless actors who went on to long careers, but their biggest export by any internal metric — financial success, brand recognition, franchisability, fan base — is 1984’s The Toxic Avenger.

The film is preceded by an “extreme violence” warning. The gore is indeed graphic — the first kill features a kid’s head being run over by a car, firmly establishing that no one is safe and nothing is off limits — but it could use about a dozen more trigger warnings by today’s standards. If you can be offended, you will be offended by the boundary-pushing content that includes (but is certainly not limited to) racism, homophobia, ableism, and sexual misconduct — yet there is substance behind the sleaze.

Peter Dinklage takes on his strangest role yet as Toxie in the reboot of The Toxic Avenger, a campy and low-budget film series known for its strange laughs. Troma Entertainment, the company behind the original Toxic Avenger movies, created B movies with their own brand of violence and gore, catering to a specific audience and building a cult following. The reboot, produced by Legendary Pictures in partnership with Troma, features a new plot and character name, with Peter Dinklage bringing a different level of interest to the role.

Peter Dinklage is taking on his strangest role yet. He will be starring as Toxie in the The Toxic Avenger reboot. The film is a campy remake of an even campier, low-budget series and promises to bring some very strange laughs. But this is a reboot, so what about the originals?

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A new red band trailer for The Toxic Avenger has been released, as a reboot of the cult classic black comedy film directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman. The 2023 R-rated reboot is directed by Macon Blair and produced by the original creators Kaufman and Herz themselves. Peter Dinklage, who stars as the protagonist, Winston Gooze, is all set to pay back all his debts by gruesomely slicing his enemies, but instead of a wronged Lannister, audiences should be ready for a wronged, monstrous, and toxic superhero this time around.

The Toxic Avenger shared the first footage of its titular vigilante — armed with a mission and a mop — from the horror-comedy film starring Peter Dinklage.

Macon Blair’s feature reimagines the original 1984 cult-favorite movie and premiered this month at the Fantastic Fest in Austin. The Legendary Entertainment project, which has not yet announced a release date, stars Dinklage as Winston Gooze, a janitor whose employer refuses to cover treatment for his terminal illness. After robbing the company, Winston falls into toxic waste and aims to right society’s wrongs as the Toxic Avenger.

In the footage, a news anchor announces, “A group of armed extremists, the Nasty Lads — they’ve taken hostages at a Miss Meat lunchatorium downtown.” This leads to the introduction of the Toxic Avenger, a superhero who takes matters into his own hands.

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The red band teaser trailer for writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here) made its way online this morning – and now you can check it out in the embed above! Don’t expect to see much more of Toxie himself than we’ve already seen in the shadowy publicity still… but it does show some of the gory damage he does to evil-doers.

This movie may have a much larger budget than the previous Toxie films, but it does look like Blair was able to retain the Troma tone and sense of humor.

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger stars Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-x health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power hungry employer refuses to pay for.

A new preview for The Toxic Avenger shows off the cast of the upcoming horror remake.

Shared exclusively by Entertainment Weekly, the teaser images highlight Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze, a lowly janitor at a chemical factory who is eventually mutated into the film's titular hero. "There is a terrible industrial accident that renders him a mutant and an outcast, but also gives him some super strength and super abilities that sets him on a path of being an unlikely vigilante in this downward-spiraling society," director Macon Blair explained. "Similar to the original Toxic Avenger, he's singularly unqualified to be a hero. He's not especially brave, he's not especially crafty, but he has his heart in the right place, and he starts taking it to the limit when he's pushed into a corner."

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Two years have passed since filming wrapped on writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), and while we still don’t know when the movie is going to receive a wide release, we do know that it’s going to have its world premiere as the opening night film at Fantastic Fest, which is set to run in Austin, Texas from September 21st through the 28th. With that premiere screening about to happen, Entertainment Weekly has unveiled several images from the film – and you can check them out at the bottom of this article!

Featured in these images are Peter Dinklage, whose character Winston Gooze becomes the new Toxic Avenger; Kevin Bacon as villainous corporate overlord Bob Garbinger; Elijah Wood as Bob’s brother Fritz Garbinger, who is described as “sort of Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show...

“The Toxic Avenger” (2023) is a remake of the 1984 schlock comedy feature of the same name and the fifth instalment in “The Toxic Avenger” film series, all produced by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, now starring Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, Sarah Niles, Julia Davis, Julian Kostov and Elijah Wood, with release dates Tba:

“…a horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor, ‘Winston Gooze’ into a new evolution of hero: ‘The Toxic Avenger’.

“Winston was a stereotypical weakling who worked as a janitor at ‘Garb-x’ health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power hungry employer refuses to pay for.

“After deciding to take matters into his own hands and rob his company, Winston falls into a pit of toxic waste and is transformed into a deformed monster that sets out to do good and...

The power of Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz, and Joe Ritter's "The Toxic Avenger" is truly remarkable if you really think about it. Troma Films' 1984 low-budget, superhero-splatter comedy launched a franchise that included an animated series, an off-Broadway rock musical, three film sequels, and now a remake from Macon Blair for Legendary Pictures. We know that production on the film wrapped sometime in 2021, the film is stacked with film fanatic favorites, and that "Game of Thrones" star Peter Dinklage would be picking up the mop as the new Toxie. But today, after the wild and wonderful weirdos at Fantastic Fest announced that "The Toxic Avenger" would be opening this year's festival, even more exciting news came to the surface regarding the film.

"Let's start with the headline grabbers," Fantastic Fest tweeted. Opening night: 'The Toxic Avenger.' Peter Dinklage wields the mop. Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon rule.

Two years have passed since filming wrapped on writer/director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it Here), and now the movie is finally about to make its way out into the world! We still don’t have a release date, but we do know The Toxic Avenger is going to have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month – and along with the news of that screening comes the unveiling of the first image of Peter Dinklage as the title character, and a bit of teaser art! You can check them out at the bottom of this article.

Sure, Dinklage’s Toxie is shrouded in shadow in the image, but it’s still more than we’ve seen of him up to this point. The teaser art comes courtesy of our friends at Bloody Disgusting.

Blair’s version of The Toxic Avenger stars Dinklage as Winston Gooze,...