The Toxic Avenger

Theatrical - Wide 2025-08-29

Cast Peter Dinklage Jacob Tremblay Elijah Wood Kevin Bacon Taylour Paige
Directed by Macon Blair

Genres: Action Comedy Horror

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.

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Mr. Melvin: The original, reconstructed sequel to Toxic Avenger is finally surfacing

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The Toxic Avenger 2 and 3 was initially intended to be one movie, and that original cut is coming to disc.

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Awesome Art’s Tribute to Sam Kieth, creator of The Maxx

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The Moviefone call-in service has been resurrected by the Toxic Avenger remake - and if you call, you'll hear the voice of Peter Dinklage

The Moviefone call-in service has been resurrected by the Toxic Avenger remake - and if you call, you'll hear the voice of Peter Dinklage

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Ticket sales from The Toxic Avenger helped to relieve close to $8 million in medical debt

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Cineverse and the new Toxic Avenger remake used an interesting marketing tactic to help boost ticket sales. It would help pay off medical debts

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The Toxic Avenger (2025): Macon Blair’s Gory, Punk Rock Reboot Is a Love Letter to Troma

Posted 8 months ago

Macon Blair's remake of The Toxic Avenger is a blast.

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A trailer for the video game based on Toxic Crusaders, the animated spin-off from Troma's The Toxic Avenger, is now online

A trailer for the video game based on Toxic Crusaders, the animated spin-off from Troma's The Toxic Avenger, is now online

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Toxic Crusaders trailer: beat ’em up video game arrives in 2024

Posted 3 years ago

A trailer for the video game based on Toxic Crusaders, the animated spin-off from Troma's The Toxic Avenger, is now online

Mr. Melvin reconstructs the original plan for The Toxic Avenger Part II and Part III, combining them into one two-hour movie

Mr. Melvin reconstructs the original plan for The Toxic Avenger Part II and Part III, combining them into one two-hour movie

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Troma will be adding hundreds of films to Amazon’s Freevee

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Troma Entertainment will be adding hundreds of titles to Amazon's free-to-watch-with-ads streaming service Freevee

The new ongoing Toxic Avenger comic book series from AHOY Comics will drop Toxie into a different genre in each issue

The new ongoing Toxic Avenger comic book series from AHOY Comics will drop Toxie into a different genre in each issue

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The Toxic Avenger remake features a moment referred to as “the butt guts scene”

Posted 3 years ago

Director Macon Blair's The Toxic Avenger remake features a moment the cast and crew refer to as "the butt guts scene"

Toxic Crusaders

Toxic Crusaders

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Toxic Crusaders video game coming from Retrowave

Posted 3 years ago

The Toxic Avenger animated series spin-off Toxic Crusaders is back with a beat 'em up video game, featuring Toxie and other Troma characters

The new episode of the Test of Time video series looks back at Troma's 1984 cult classic The Toxic Avenger

The new episode of the Test of Time video series looks back at Troma's 1984 cult classic The Toxic Avenger

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The Toxic Avenger (1984) – The Test of Time

Posted 3 years ago

The new episode of the Test of Time video series looks back at Troma's 1984 cult classic The Toxic Avenger

AHOY Comics is bringing the Toxic Avenger character back to the world of comic books with a five-issue mini-series

AHOY Comics is bringing the Toxic Avenger character back to the world of comic books with a five-issue mini-series

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The Toxic Avenger remake has been rated R for strong violence and gore, plus language and nudity

Posted 4 years ago

A release date has yet to be announced for I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore director Macon Blair’s remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it HERE), which finished filming last August, but here’s a good sign:...

The new ongoing Toxic Avenger comic book series from AHOY Comics will drop Toxie into a different genre in each issue

The new ongoing Toxic Avenger comic book series from AHOY Comics will drop Toxie into a different genre in each issue

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The Toxic Avenger remake director Macon Blair aimed to honor the original film

Posted 4 years ago

More than five months have gone by since I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore director Macon Blair announced that filming had wrapped on his remake of the Troma cult classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it HERE), but we...

The Toxic Avenger, Peter Dinklage, reboot

The Toxic Avenger, Peter Dinklage, reboot

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The Toxic Avenger: Peter Dinklage teases the “over the top” reboot

Posted 4 years ago

The reboot of The Toxic Avenger wrapped production earlier this year and star Peter Dinklage recently told Empire that we’re in for a fun, over-the-top time. Since Game of Thrones came to an end, Peter Dinklage has been taking on...

Mr. Melvin reconstructs the original plan for The Toxic Avenger Part II and Part III, combining them into one two-hour movie

Mr. Melvin reconstructs the original plan for The Toxic Avenger Part II and Part III, combining them into one two-hour movie

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Toxic Avenger: Filming has wrapped, says director Macon Blair

Posted 5 years ago

Writer/director Macon Blair has taken to Twitter to let his followers know that Toxic Avenger filming has wrapped, meaning his remake of the Troma cult classic (watch it HERE), is that much closer to release. Blair’s version of the concept...

The Toxic Avenger remake: Jonny Coyne, Sarah Niles added to cast

Posted 5 years ago

Jonny Coyne (Would You Rather, Preacher) and Sarah Niles (I May Destroy You, the Claes Bang Dracula mini-series) are the latest additions to the cast of writer/director Macon Blair's remake of the Troma classic The Toxic Avenger (watch it HERE)....

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