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20 Years Ago, A Gory Sci-Fi Horror Flop Paved The Way For A Crucial Superhero Director

'Slither' turns 20 in 2026, and while his budgets have gotten bigger, as a filmmaker James Gunn hasn't changed.

Inverse

The Toxic Avenger review – A reboot of a cult splatter film that feels sadly out of time

3/5 Peter Dinklage leads this long-delayed revival of a gloriously puerile 1984 classic about a man turned into a mutant by radioactive waste – but it’s hard to make a lurid, scrappy B-movie on a decent budget

The Independent UK

A new 'Toxic Avenger' emerges from the ooze

“The Toxic Avenger” is emerging from the muck

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The Toxic Avenger director Macon Blair wanted to make a 'fun' film

The Toxic Avenger filmmaker Macon Blair has revealed that he wanted his take on the black comedy to have a "cartoonish" feel to it.

BANG Premier

41 Years Later, A Low-Budget Superhero Cult Classic Is Getting A Huge Upgrade

Finally, 'The Toxic Avenger' is getting the 4K treatment it deserves.

Inverse

The Toxic Avenger: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Peter Dinklage superhero movie

Cult favorite superhero The Toxic Avenger is getting a new movie, and we’ve got everything you need to know about it right here.

WhatToWatch

Gory horror film that was deemed ‘unreleasable’ now set to hit cinemas

There had been fears that the film was ‘not safe enough to market’

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The Toxic Avenger reboot slated for 2025 wide release

After struggling to find a distributor since its Fantastic Fest showcase in 2023 due to its graphic contents, 'The Toxic Avenger' is set to get an unrated wide release in 2025 from Cineverse.

BANG Premier

Four years after it wrapped, Game of Thrones and Lord of the Ring stars' unrated Toxic Avenger reboot finally lands a release date

Winston Gooze is headed to the big screen

Total Film

2023's Most Ludicrous Sci-Fi Movie is a Gloriously Gory Love Letter to Schlock

Macon Blair's outrageous remake of 'The Toxic Avenger' is 70 percent of a Troma movie with an actual budget, but is a goretastic good time.

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