First glances to Peter Dinklage as Toxie in 'The Toxic Avenger'

In recent days, the marketing campaign of the CULT CLASSIC REBOOT The Toxic Avenger of Troma Entertainment, a year and a half after the launch of the last official poster and having celebrated its World Cup premiere at the Fantastic Fest 2023.

The reactivation, in case they are not up to date, is for a good reason: the reimagination of the screenwriter and director Macon Blair (Green Room, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore), will finally be released in cinemas this year.

The restart stars Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) like Winston Goze, a low -level employee of a chemical factory that later becomes the toxic avenger.

And we already have the Very expected first official look at Dinklage as Toxie, with two images Shared by the EW medium. The medium reveals that Dinklage's physical characterization and makeup was carried out by Luisa Guerreiro, actress and movement artist.

One of the inspirations for Toxie's look came from the sequels The Toxic Avenger Part II y The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxieboth launched in 1989. That, together with Guerreiro's work and practical effects, resulted in the images available at the end of the note.

Official synopsis:

“While the original film followed the fate of Melvin Ferd Junko III (Mitch Cohen), who goes from zero to toxic hero in a case of harassment that went wrong, the contemporary approach of Macon Blair follows a horribly deformed creature of superhuman size and own force.

“Peter Dinklage plays the oppressed concierge Winston Goze who, after falling into a toxic waste tub, becomes nothing less than The Toxic Avenger. This timely reinvention is up to environmental issues, since Winston faces the evil forces of greed and corruption to save his son, his friends and his community. ”

“Although this story exists in its own terms, the spirit, without a doubt, remains connected to the original. Troma fans, old and new, will be happy to know that the film has been classified as “R” by violence and blood, according to the troma tradition. “

In addition to Dinklage, the main cast includes Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) y Kevin Bacon (Tremors) as the brothers Fritz and Bob Garbinger, respectively, Jacob Tremblay (Room), Taylour Paige (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Sarah Niles (I May Destroy You), Jonny Coyne (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), y Julia Davis (Sally4Ever).

The toxic avenger It is produced by the founders of Troma, Lloyd Kaufman y Michael Herz (Director of the original of 1984), together with Mary Parent, Alex García. The executive producers are Andrew Pfeffer, Jay Ashenfelter and Macon Blair.

We take advantage and remind you that Cineverse announced that the new version It will arrive on the big screen with a large premiere and UNRATED version on August 29, 2025after acquiring the distribution rights in cinema and streaming in the US and Canada through an agreement made with Legendary Entertainment.

The UNRATED VERSIONassures the audience that the original vision is being given and unchanged, with all the uncensored gore, of the Blair film. One of the recent examples of UNRATED versions are Terrifier 2 y Terrifier 3 of Damien Leone, curiously also distributed by Cineverse.

Eye to data: The date applies to cinemas from the United States and Canada, remains for knowing the distributor in Mexico and the rest of Latin America.

First official eyes (via EW):