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Metro
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Remake of cult 80s horror with 92% on Rotten Tomatoes gets extreme rating
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A gruesome horror film thought to be 'unreleasable' is finally coming to UK cinemas, and it has an extreme rating. The Toxic Avenger, a reboot of the 1984 film of the same name, initially premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2023 before having screenings at Beyond Fest and Sitges. It boasts a star-studded cast including Game Of Thrones star Peter Dinklage and Lord Of The Rings icon Elijah Wood alongside Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, Sarah Niles, Julia Davis, and Julian Kostov. But it has lain dormant for several years after being dubbed 'unreleasable' due to its gory conent, until it was resurrected by Cineverse for US audiences and Signature Entertainment here in the UK. The Toxic Avenger will be released in UK cinemas on August 29, but fans have been warned of its 'ultraviolent' content including 'mutant nudity.' Bloody Disgusting reports that the film will be released entirely uncut and unrated in cinemas, with a warning for: 'ultra violent/toxic content, p**s play, mutant nudity, hilarious harm and gnarly theater fun.' The warning also jokingly stresses that anyone under the age of 18 should not 'even try to get in' to cinemas to see the film. The Toxic Avenger follows janitor Winston Gooze (Dinklage), who, after a freak accident, transforms into the mutant vigilante Toxie. With his mop in hand, he battled everything from corrupt CEOs to hardened criminals while also trying to salvage his complicated relationship with his son. It is the fifth installment in the franchise originally created by Lloyd Kaufman and based on the Marvel comics of the same name. Unlike your average Marvel film, however, The Toxic Avenger was branded 'absurdly gory' and 'extremely silly' by those lucky enough to see it. After a period of silence, in 2024 it was announced the film would not be released due to difficulties securing a distributor, being described as 'unreleasable' with creatives behind the film attributing this to its graphic violence and gore. Film producer Adam Masnyk took to X at the time to say The Toxic Avenger was 'not safe enough to market', and that it could well become lost media. But that will no longer be the case, with Cineverse sharing in January that they had acquired distribution rights for the films with plans to release it theatrically later this year. Speaking about the news in a statement, director Macon Blair said: '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! 'Our goal was always to preserve the heart and spirit of the original Toxie (which was seared into my brain at a very young age) and try to make something that Troma fans would dig and, at the same time, do something with the character that feels fresh. 'Lloyd and Michael at Troma have been a blast to work with; absolutely everyone at Legendary are stars, and I can't wait to start working with the champs at Cinverse to bring this version of Toxie to fans new and old.' Cineverse chairman and SEO Chris McGurk added: 'The Toxic Avenger isn't just a great film; it's an important one. 'Peter Dinklage's transformative performance and Macon Blair's fearless direction deliver a story that speaks to the anxieties of our time with outrageous humour and unflinching creativity. 'This is the kind of movie that major studios are averse to releasing because it dares to push boundaries, but Cineverse is rooted in championing bold, uncompromising storytelling. 'We believe audiences are ready – and eager – for films like this to take centre stage.' Cineverse acquired all US and Canadian theatrical, home entertainment, and streaming rights. Signature Entertainment, meanwhile, acquired UK rights to The Toxic Avenger, with acquisitions and development manager Katie Wilkinson-Javes announcing in a statement: 'The Toxic Avenger is a perfect example of the type of super entertaining commercial genre movie that we're always looking for at Signature. 'Macon Blair's fresh take on the cult anti-hero radiates pure cinema madness and we can't wait to introduce UK and Irish audiences to Peter Dinklage's Toxic Avenger later this year.' The Toxic Avenger currently sits at a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with many critics praising its practical effects and Dinklage's performance as Toxie. In their review, The Daily Dead wrote: 'An energetic and entertaining reboot that nonetheless struggles to prove the independent, lead-with-bad-taste worlds of Lloyd Kaufman and mainstream studio moviemaking are compatible.' More Trending The Mary Sue said: 'The Toxic Avenger is exactly as advertised. It does what it says on the tin. It's comically violent, absurdly gory, and extremely silly. But it's also a timely 'eat the rich' story infused with an earnest working-class perspective.' AwardsWatch agreed, adding: 'Utter absurdity. Bonkers. Ridiculous…it's a delight to say that this reimagining of Kaufman's iconic mop-wielding toxic avenger tale is entertaining and shockingly heartfelt.' Collider wrote: 'A bonkers & bloody delight. Macon Blair's Toxic Avenger is a hugely enjoyable & rowdy escape that also feels like a celebration of movie magic, especially the wild things one can create with ingenuity, practical effects & a lot of passion for the genre.' The Toxic Avenger will be released in UK cinemas on August 29 . Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Games Inbox: Are you getting a Nintendo Switch 2 next week? MORE: Netflix horror sequel soars to number 1 after viewers stay up to watch MORE: EA to lay off up to 400 employees after Black Panther game cancelled says source
Geek Tyrant
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Bonkers Teaser Trailer For THE TOXIC AVENGER Sees Toxie Crash a "Killer Nutz" Concert in Gruesome Fashion — GeekTyrant
Here's another bonkers teaser trailer for the remake of Troma's The Toxic Avenger , and it introduces us to a monstercore rock band named 'Killer Nutz', which is managed by Elijah Wood's character. Then it sees Toxie crashing their concert in gruesome and brutal fashion! The film is directed by Macon Blair who previously teased, 'It's practical effects. You can see all the goopy little boils and stuff like that. And we definitely stayed true to some of the really iconic elements: the tutu that's melted onto his body, the janitor's mop as his super weapon.' The film follows Winston Gooze (Dinklage), a struggling janitor who falls into a vat of toxic waste and emerges as a monstrous yet powerful defender against corporate greed. This 'timely reimagining' leans heavily into environmental themes while still packing in the absurd, over-the-top violence fans expect. Blair describes the film's gore as ' Itchy & Scratchy -type violence,' referencing The Simpsons ' over-the-top cartoon brutality. He reveals, 'We've got a guy that gets his head stuffed in a car engine and it kind of grinds his head up. That was a gag I was fond of.' Blair admits he was surprised by how far the studio let him push the insanity: 'I kept expecting Legendary to say, 'This is not what we want,' but they kept agreeing to the things I pitched.' His goal is to 'Embrace the silliness and trashiness, while wanting it to be an enjoyable, crowd-pleasing, rock'n'roll fun time.' Despite earlier reports that the film was deemed 'unreleasable,' it was a hit at Fantastic Fest, and now fans will finally get to see it in all its unrated, gory glory. While Dinklage stars as the toxic hero, it's actor and movement artist Luisa Guerreiro who actually brings the mutated character to life under layers of practical effects. Dinklage himself is eager for audiences to experience it, saying, '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. He's one of my favorite people and favorite artists. So hopefully it will have its day in the toxic sun.' Alongside Dinklage, the film boasts an impressive cast, including Elijah Wood, Julia Davis, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, and Jacob Tremblay. The movie is set to hit theaters on August 29.
Gizmodo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Updates From ‘The Toxic Avenger', ‘Rick and Morty', and More
Eric Kripke teases the deaths to come in The Boys' final season. The next Evil Dead movie adds a few more mystery cast members. Plus, showrunner Terry Matalas teases where Vision Quest sits in the MCU timeline. Spoilers, away! Fortune Reacher's Alan Ritchson will star in the next movie from Minecraft writers Neil Widener and Gavin James at Skydance, an action-adventure described as 'Memento meets Raiders of the Lost Ark.' Evil Dead Burn Deadline reports Hunter Doohan (Wednesday), Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent), and Tandi Wright (Pearl) have joined the cast of Evil Dead Burn in undisclosed roles. Play Dead Deadline also has word Patrick Gibson (Dexter: Original Sin) has joined the cast of Jaume Collet-Serra's mysterious next film, Play Dead. The Toxic Avenger Toxie takes on an environmentally destructive 'monstercore' band in a gory new teaser for The Toxic Avenger. Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires Disney has also released a new trailer for Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires. KPop Demon Hunters A K-Pop group must stop demons from stealing the souls of their adoring fans in the trailer for KPop Demon Hunters, coming to Netflix this June 20. Untitled Sea Monster Series According to Deadline, Josh Hartnett is attached to star in a currently untitled series at Netflix as 'a hard-bitten fisherman [who] must fight to protect his family, his community, and his vanishing way of life' from 'a mysterious sea creature' terrorizing Newfoundland. Black Mirror's Jessica Rhoades will co-produce the new series alongside Hartnett, himself. Vision Quest During a recent appearance on Katee Sackhoff's podcast, showrunner Terry Matalas offered a brief tease of when Vision Quest will be set. The timeline is definitely navigated. At the end of WandaVision, the original Vision was rebuilt and weaponized, and then had a moment of discovery and acceptance of who he was. Then [he] flew off… [Vision Quest] is following that character, and that character's journey. The Boys Speaking to Deadline, showrunner Eric Kripke teases plenty of carnage to come in the show's final season. There will probably be lots of death… there's no guarantee of who's gonna survive. Rick and Morty Finally, Summer gets bullied in a new clip from Rick and Morty's eighth season.
Gizmodo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Updates from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Masters of the Universe and More
Plus, the M3GAN spinoff SOULM8TE sets its release date. Get a look at the new 'backbone' of the Toxic Avenger reboot. The Last of Us teases a major moment from the games to come. Plus, new set pictures from The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Spoilers get! Corporate Retreat Variety reports Odeya Rush (Goosebumps) will star alongside Lilly Krug, Rosanna Arquette, Ashton Sanders, Alan Ruck, and Simona Tabasco in Corporate Retreat, 'a gory mix of The Menu and Saw' in which 'a group of executives' team-building getaway spirals into a violent struggle for survival when their retreat leader reveals a deadly agenda.' Night of the Living Dead In conversation with Screen Rant, screenwriter LaToya Morgan confirmed she's finished work on MGM's Night of he Living Dead reboot from director Nikyatu Jusu. Yes, I'm done writing the script and it is with the studio, and we have a wonderful director who's attached, and we are very close to getting it there, so I can't say fully, but we're getting close. We're getting close, and my work is done. It was a blast work on that. I'm a big fan of George (Romero)'s Night of Living Dead. It was huge. I actually said no several times because I revere it so much. It's like one of the cornerstones of horror. And so I'm a big horror fan. There's certain titles you don't touch, but [Romero's] family, they asked me to rewatch the movie and to see if I could come up with anything. And the idea sparked, so I was like, 'Oh no, I got to do this now.' So I pitched it to them and they really loved it, and then we took it to the studio and thankfully there were a bunch of different places that were interested. And so now we are at Amazon MGM, and hopefully there'll be a movie soon. SOULM8TE According to Bloody-Disgusting, the M3GAN spinoff SOULM8TE will now release in theaters on January 9, 2026. Masters of the Universe New pictures from the set of Masters of the Universe have our first look at Camilla Medes as Teela. Click through to see. The Fantastic Four: First Steps Meanwhile, The Daily Mail has pictures of Julia Garner as a non-silvered Shalla-Bal standing at the shore of the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles from recent Fantastic Four: First Steps reshoots. The Toxic Avenger Screen Rant has a new image of Taylour Paige as the new character, J.J., in Macon Blair's Toxic Avenger remake, described by Blair as the 'backbone of the film.' Fountain of Youth Screen Rant additionally has a new image of Natalie Portman and John Krasinski in Fountain of Youth. Final Destination: Bloodlines A new Final Destination: Bloodlines TV spot dares you to see the movie in a specially-equipped 4DX 'death chair. ' Presumably, actual 4DX experiences that don't attempt to kill you will actually be available for the film. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sarah Michelle Gellar shared new images of herself with Alyson Hannigan, which promptly sparked speculation that the latter could return for the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer sequel series. The Last of Us Finally, Joel gets a ton of flashbacks scenes in the trailer for 'Scars,' next week's episode of The Last of Us.
Geek Tyrant
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
THE TOXIC AVENGER Is Officially Unrated for "Mutant Nudity, Hilarious Harm, P*ss Play" and It's Everything You'd Hope For — GeekTyrant
The Toxic Avenger is officially being released as an Unrated film. If you were wondering what kind of beautiful chaos director Macon Blair was cooking up with his take on the Troma classic, well, we just got our answer. After debuting a wild trailer in October 2023 and then ghosting the release radar, fans were left in limbo. A report later claimed the film had been deemed 'unreleasable' and 'not safe enough to market,' which only cranked up the curiosity. Now we know why: the film is jam-packed with what Blair calls 'fun, rowdy' insanity, and it's charging into theaters without an MPAA rating to hold it back. Why unrated? Try a mix of 'ultra violence, toxic content, mutant nudity, splatter, monstercore,' and yes, even 'p*ss play.' This is exactly what you'd want from a Toxic Avenger movie. You can also expect 'Splatter Laughter', 'Punk Rock Bandits', 'Mops'. 'Toxic Sludge Exposure', 'Hilarious Harm', and Gnarly Theater Fun.' In a statement, Blair said: '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 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 my brain at a very young age) and try to make something that Troma fans would dig and at the same time do something with the character that feels fresh. 'Lloyd and Michael at Troma have been a blast to work with, absolutely everyone at Legendary are stars, and I can't wait to start working with the champs at Cinverse to bring this version of Toxie to fans new and old.' Cineverse, who's backing the release alongside Bloody Disgusting, sees something more beneath the wicked insanity. Cineverse chairman and CEO Chris McGurk added: ' The Toxic Avenger isn't just a great film; it's an important one. Peter Dinklage's transformative performance and Macon Blair's fearless direction deliver a story that speaks to the anxieties of our time with outrageous humor and unflinching creativity. 'This is the kind of movie that major studios are averse to release because it dares to push boundaries, but Cineverse is rooted in championing bold, uncompromising storytelling. We believe audiences are ready – and eager – for films like this to take center stage.' The movie follows Winston Gooze, a weary janitor who gets the worst possible work-related injury—falling into toxic waste. That classic origin story is intact, but this version puts a new spotlight on corporate greed, environmental rot, and personal redemption, all with the same gleeful grotesquery you'd expect from a Toxie movie. The original 1984 Toxic Avenger , a DIY gore-filled masterpiece from Troma Entertainment, spawned sequels, comics, and even a kid-friendly animated series with The Toxic Crusaders . Blair's film seems keen on honoring that unhinged spirit while injecting it with some modern madness. The cast also includes Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Julia Davis, Jonny Coyne, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon. Whether you're a die-hard Troma fan or just curious about a film that features both Dinklage and 'mutant nudity,' this is one to keep an eye on. No release date has been locked just yet, but when it hits theaters, expect mops, muck, and mayhem, and probably a few audience members questioning their life choices.
