Vintage Throwback Trailer for Dinklage’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Remake

Vintage Throwback Trailer for Dinklage’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Remake

by Alex Billington
August 22, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Winston became The Toxic Avenger! The first superhero born out of nuclear waste!” Cineverse unveiled a fun throwback “grindhouse” trailer for the bonkers horror remake of The Toxic Avenger. Also known as The Toxic Avenger Unrated – because they’re all releasing it without cutting out all the most gruesome gore that kept it from being released for the last two years. Finally hitting theaters at the end of this month. Don’t miss it! The original Toxic Avenger from 1984 is a Lloyd Kaufman / Troma horror cult classic. Many sequels were made, but now Troma has teamed up with Legendary for a brand up-to-date take. Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger reboot follows struggling everyman-janitor Winston Gooze (starring Peter Dinklage as our up-to-date anti-hero) who is transformed by a horrible toxic accident into a up-to-date kind of superhero: The Toxic Avenger! With super-human strength & wielding a glowing mop, Toxie must race against time to both save his son & stop a ruthless, power-hungry corporate tyrant. This also stars Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Julia Davis, Jonny Coyne, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon. This retro trailer comes from Bloody-Disgusting and is created by Wilson Cleveland to feel like it comes straight from 1984 (when the original first debuted).

Here’s the throwback grindhouse trailer for Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger: Unrated, from YouTube:

You can rewatch the first 2025 teaser for Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger right here or the full trailer here.

From Fantastic Fest: “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.” This 2023 update of The Toxic Avenger is both written and directed by American actor / filmmaker Macon Blair, his second feature after directing the film I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (from 2017) previously. The script is based on the original The Toxic Avenger movie by Lloyd Kaufman & Joe Ritter. It’s produced by Alex Garcia, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, and Mary Parent. This initially premiered at Fantastic Fest 2023 a few years ago, and also played at Beyond Fest that year. Cineverse will finally release Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger remake in select US theaters starting August 29th, 2025 coming soon. Follow them @ToxicAvenger for updates. Who’s ready for this?

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