In the late ’80s and early ’90s, it wasn’t unusual for violent movies like RoboCop and Rambo to be turned into Saturday morning cartoons for kids, but The Toxic Avenger still seemed like an unlikely candidate — until the 1984 low-budget gorefest was cleaned up for “Toxic Crusaders” in 1991. An environmentally-conscious superhero cartoon in […]
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Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 4K UHD from Warner Bros. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga drives onto home video on August […]
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With a remake on the way and a new 4K restoration of the original classic now streaming, it’s a good time to be a fan of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger. Additionally, Matt Bors — the founder of The Nib and a political cartoonist who has twice been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist —and acclaimed artist Fred Harper (Snelson) are collaborating on an all-new 5-issue comic […]
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Retroware surprised everyone last year with the announcement that they’re working on a throwback beat-’em-up based on the Toxic Crusaders cartoon. Grab your mop and get ready: the side-scrolling beat ’em up game is heading our way later this year. Toxic Crusaders is now available to preorder on Steam, with the game set for Fall 2024 release. Exact date […]
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With a remake on the way and a new 4K restoration of the original classic now streaming, it’s a good time to be a fan of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger. And on that particular note… Bloody Disgusting has learned that Matt Bors — the founder of The Nib and a political cartoonist who has twice been named […]
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While we wait for Macon Blair’s upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger, Troma has announced today that the original movie’s brand new restoration is now available to stream. You’ll find it only on Troma’s dedicated streaming service, Troma Now. “This Toxic Avenger in 4K is historic! It has already played to full houses throughout the Alamo Drafthouse […]
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While we wait for Macon Blair’s upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger, Troma has announced today that the original movie’s brand new restoration is coming to streaming. Starting in February, streaming service Troma Now will premiere 4K restorations and new transfers from the original materials of a number of classics on the 15th of every […]
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Over the course of its 50-year existence, Troma has helped launch the careers of filmmakers like Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park), James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Eli Roth (Hostel), along with countless actors who went on to long careers, but their biggest export by any internal metric — financial success, brand […]
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In addition to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre dinner table set and new Goosebumps line, Trick or Treat Studios has just pulled back the curtain on the first release in the second line of their “Scream Greats” collection. Straight outta Toy Fair, check out your very first look at Trick or Treat’s new Killer Klowns […]
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The Toxic Avenger is coming back to life in a brand new movie from Legendary Entertainment, with Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) directing the upcoming remake of the Troma classic. Thanks to IGN, a new NSFW red band trailer teases the jaw-ripping R-rated mayhem. Described as a “brand new reimagining of […]
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Writer/Director Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore) introduces a very different Toxie in his Troma remake, The Toxic Avenger. Here, it’s the downtrodden Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage) who’s dunked into the toxic sludge that transforms him into a monstrous crusader against an evil corporation headed by greedy CEO Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon). Blair […]
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Writer/Director Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore) answers a very specific question for his sophomore directorial feature: what if Troma’s 1984 cult classic The Toxic Avenger was rebooted with a much bigger budget? Armed with a new Toxie and story, Blair’s version comes packed with reverent nods to the original and retains its specific […]
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The Toxic Avenger is coming back to life in a brand new movie from Legendary Entertainment, and Entertainment Weekly has scored a gallery of first-look images today. Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) directed the upcoming remake of the Troma classic, which has one hell of a surprising cast. Described as […]
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The Toxic Avenger is coming back to life in a brand new movie from Legendary Entertainment, with Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) directing the upcoming remake of the Troma classic. The film is premiering at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (which runs from September 21-28), and the full official synopsis […]
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Get ready to meet Winston Gooze in The Toxic Avenger remake, which will have its World Premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest, in Austin, Texas (September 21 – 28). “A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: THE TOXIC AVENGER!” Fantastic Fest writes of writer/director Macon Blair‘s (I Don’t Feel […]
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