Macon Blair’s reboot of Troma Pictures’ cult classic The Toxic AvengerOpens in a new tab has been one of the most anticipated movies on our list for the past couple of years. Now that Cineverse has picked upOpens in a new tab the distribution rights for the horror-comedy, we know the movie will finally hit theaters this August. But we still haven’t seen too many images of Toxie himself, the post-nuclear-waste janitor played by Peter Dinklage. Entertainment WeeklyOpens in a new tab, goody for us all, has a new feature with two brand new images of Toxie in the full light of day.
The look of this version of Toxie, as opposed to the original Troma designs, feels a little…cuter, for lack of a better term. Toxie was famously hideous, but here he lives up to director Macon Blair’s description, “Part human, part mutant, all heart.” The movie also finds a different, less humiliating way for the character to have mutated while wearing a tutu.
Dinklage plays Winston Gooze, a janitor at a chemical factory trying to provide for his step-son. Winston endures a freak industrial accident that turns him into a mutant. Though he becomes an outcast as a result, he also uses his newfound superhuman strength to become a vigilante to battle freaks, gangsters, and corrupt CEOs. Alongside Dinklage, the movie stars Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon.
I got to see the movie in 2023 and it’s a delightfully gory and uproarious time. I’d recommend seeing it with people in theaters. You’ll soon be able to. The Toxic Avengers takes on corruption beginning August 29.
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Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser FocusOpens in a new tab. You can find his film and TV reviews hereOpens in a new tab. Follow him on LetterboxdOpens in a new tab.
