The First Reactions to THE TOXIC AVENGER Remake Are Here and It's a "Bonkers/Bloody Delight"
Legendary Entertainment and Troma’s remake of The Toxic Avenger recently had its big premiere at Fantastic Fest, and the people who were lucky enough to watch it have taken to social media to share their reactions! I’ve been curious and excited about this movie, and judging from what audiences are saying, it sounds like it’s going to be an absolutely crazy and fun flick!
The movie is described as a “brand new reimagining of Lloyd Kaufman’s classic The Toxic Avenger,” and it’s explained that “While the original film (which premiered in 1984 – almost 40 years ago!) followed the fate of Melvin Ferd Junko III (Mitch Cohen), who goes from zero to toxic hero in a case of bullying gone awry, Macon Blair’s contemporary take follows a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength all his own.”
Dinklage stars as “downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze who, after falling into a vat of toxic waste, becomes none other than The Toxic Avenger. This timely reimagining is up to its eyeballs in environmental themes as Winston goes up against the evil forces of greed and corruption to save his son, his friends, and his community.”
The synopsis also notes, “Even as this story exists on its own terms, the spirit undoubtedly remains connected to the original. Troma fans old and new will be pleased to know that the film has been rated “R” for violence and gore – as per Troma tradition.”
The film earned the R-rated with “Strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity.” There are also “butt guts” we can’t forget to mention the “butt guts.”
Peter Dinklage stars in the movie and he’s joined by Elijah Wood, Julia Davis, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, and Jacob Tremblay.