At last! After a long wait, the reboot of the cult classic The Toxic Avenger of Troma Entertainment, fixes premiere in cinemas.
Cineverse announced that the new version It will arrive on the big screen with a large premiere and UNRATED version on August 29, 2025the weekend of the celebration of the Day in the United States (Vía Deadline).
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.
Cinerse recently acquired the distribution rights in cinema and streaming in these countries with an agreement made with Legendary Entertainment.
The UNRATED VERSIONit means anything other than to ensure the audience that the original vision is being given and unchanged, with all the uncensored gore, the scriptwriter and director's film Macon Blair (Green Room, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore).
One of the recent examples of UNRATED versions are Terrifier 2 y Terrifier 3 of Damien Leone, curiously also distributed by Cineverse.
The reboot launched in the summer of 2019, celebrated its world premiere at the Fantastic Fest of 2023.
In a press release, Blair said about the premiere in cinemas (via deadline):
“I am more than grateful to the team behind 'The Toxic Avenger', which gave us so much support and showed us a firm hand while we were looking for the perfect distribution partner for our film. It is great that people have the opportunity to see this in cinemas, it is a fun and noisy movie that you want to see with a crowd. A mutant hero crushes the 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 (That I was recorded in my brain at a very early age) and try to do something that troma fans would like and, at the same time, do something with the character that felt fresh. It has been great to work with Lloyd and Michael in Troma, absolutely all in Legendary are stars and I can't wait to start working with the cine view champions to take this version of Toxie to new and old fans. ”
The new version stars Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) like Winston Goze, a low -level employee in a chemical factory that later becomes the toxic avenger, 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).
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 harass 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. “
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.
Source: https://cine3.com/reboot-toxic-avenger-estreno-unrated-2025-cineverse/
