Macon Blair‘s reimagining of The Toxic Avenger made it into theaters in August after an agonizing delay—but if you missed seeing it on the big screen, the Peter Dinklage-starring horror comedy is now available on digital, with a physical release coming October 28. But there’s another success story lurking behind the scenes: a Toxic Avenger-backed […]
Why ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Is the Superhero Movie We Need Right Now
The wait is over! The Toxic Avenger arrives in theaters today, and Troma fans can finally see writer-director Macon Blair’s fresh (but still gross, gory, and proudly unrated) take on the legendary cult franchise. In a splattery movie with a lot going on—a sinister health-care megacorp that’s poisoning people and the environment; a hero with […]
The New ‘Toxic Avenger’ Is Helping Avenge Real-World Health Care Debt
The new Toxic Avenger finally hits theaters this week after a few years’ delay, and while audiences are in for a wild ride with the movie’s hilariously gross tale of mutation and redemption, the movie does also tackle more serious themes. A big moment comes early on when Peter Dinklage’s character—Winston Gooze, before he becomes […]
The Final ‘Toxic Avenger’ Trailer Is a Goofy, Retro Call to Arms
After two years of uncertainty whether it’d come out, the next Toxic Avenger movie is hitting theaters this upcoming week. But in case you’re not aware, the folks at BloodyDisgusting—a subsidiary of Cineverse, the film’s distributor—commissioned a trailer that it hopes will make you, in its own words, “show the fuck up.” This new “grindhouse” trailer […]
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Will Introduce a “Different” Sue Storm
The Toxic Avenger has his health insurance denied, Saw XI gets an autopsy, and Nia DaCosta throws her last two movies under the bus. Plus, our best look at Rick Flag, Sr.’s pompadour yet! De Wanna Wanga, it’s Morning Spoilers! 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple During her recent appearance at the Edinburgh International Film […]
‘Citizen Toxie’ Is Troma at Its Filthy, Disgusting, Overtly Offensive Best
Troma boss Lloyd Kaufman has been out in force talking up Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger, a spirited reimagining of the studio’s 1984 cult classic set to irradiate a whole new generation when it hits theaters this month. But when io9 got a chance to talk to Kaufman at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, we […]
Could Netflix Have Plans for a ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff?
Chris Hemsworth talks about his future as Thor and reaction to that recent YouTube video. Get a look at what’s coming on Invasion season 3. Plus, sneak peeks at the next Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Spoilers, away! Trauma Or, Monsters All According to Variety, director Larry Fessenden has completed filming Trauma Or, Monsters All, a simultaneous sequel to his 1995 vampire […]
James Gunn Has Even More Batman Rumors to Debunk
Temuera Morrison says Boba Fett’s future return to Star Wars is up to fans now. New set pictures from the Punisher standalone special give us our best look yet at Jon Bernthal’s new costume. Plus, could Grimm make a comeback? Spoilers, away! Inner Child Deadline reports Universal Studios and The Lego Group have joined forces on Inner […]
The New ‘Toxic Avenger’ Promises Heart Along With All That Goopy Gore
Troma Entertainment… in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con… in the year of our Lloyd Kaufman 2025? You better believe it. The cult hero rises again in The Toxic Avenger, a title that’s still popular enough 40-plus years after the release of the original Toxic Avenger to command the convention’s largest meeting room. With that […]
New Toxic Avenger Trailer Takes Gory Aim at Health Care
The upcoming Toxic Avenger reboot is months away, and each new glimpse of it has been either pretty goofy, gross, or both. Its newest promo falls into the third category—silly and bloody as all hell, and it’ll further fuel your distaste for the healthcare industry this year. Seeing a doctor and getting the meds that keep you […]