Toxic Avenger finally finds US distributor

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Finished for years and seemingly in limbo, the new Toxic Avenger finally has a distributor: Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier films.


It seems that at long last, the saga of Toxic Avenger may be coming to an end, and a happy one at that. Macon Blair ā€“ who made his directorial debut with the terrific, offbeat Netflix thriller I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore in 2017 ā€“ followed up that project with a take on Toxic Avenger starring Peter Dinklage.

If youā€™ve never caught the 1984 Troma movie, it centres around a janitor whoā€™s accidentally exposed to toxic waste, gaining new powers in the process. If it sounds like B-movie oddness, thatā€™s exactly what it was, although Blairā€™s take was reportedly very violent ā€“ so violent that it struggled to find a US distributor in 2023. We got a brief teaser for the film, and since then, nothing.

According to World Of Reel, however, thatā€™s all set to change. Enter Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier films. If thereā€™s anybody out there who know how to market an ultra-violent, offbeat B-movie to a niche audience and make lots of money doing so, itā€™s Cineverse. Apparently, the distributor is set to skip the MPAA board ā€“ much as it did with Terrifier 3 ā€“ and release it as an unrated film.

Read more: The strange story of 1980s toxic waste movies

While that might make traditional studios blanch, itā€™s something of a speciality area for Cineverse, whose CEO, Chris McGurk, explained the distributorā€™s alternative methods last year on an episode of The Town podcast. That means we may well see Toxic Avenger arrive in 2025, perhaps with a UK release. Itā€™ll mark the end of a saga that has stretched on for almost half a decade.

In the meantime, if you want to read about the strange story of 1980s toxic waste movies, as always, we have something for you right here. Weā€™ll leave you with the synopsis for Toxic Avenger below.

A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger! Now wielding a glowing mop with super-human strength, he must race against time to save his son and stop a ruthless and power-hungry tyrant bent on harnessing toxic superpowers to strengthen his polluted empire.

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