Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, August 29, 2025 Nationwide
strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity
Plot: What's the story about?
The tale of a high-school kid who gets dunked in a vat of toxic waste by a corrupt chemical company. He survives the ordeal with one major side effect: upon contact with toxic chemicals, he transforms into a monster with superhuman strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger would play “the Exterminator,” a former black ops agent, who trains Toxie to use his powers for good. Together they take on the lurking menace created by the polluters, and the polluters themselves.
official plot version from deadline.com
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Who stars in The Toxic Avenger: Cast List
The Life of Chuck, Unabom
Peter Dinklage ... Winston Gooze
Roofman, The Boss
IT: Welcome to Derry (series), I Love Boosters
Kevin Bacon ... [villain]
Crazy, Stupid, Love, X-Men: First Class
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Who's making The Toxic Avenger: Crew List
A look at the The Toxic Avenger behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Macon Blair last directed Brothers and The S**theads. The film's writer Macon Blair last wrote Brothers and Hold the Dark.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Michael BenaroyaBob Cooper
Charlie Corwin
Lloyd Kaufman
Stephen Kessler
Companies
Production Company
Original Media (Former)
Storyscape Entertainment (Former)
Weed Road Pictures (Former)
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Production: What we know about The Toxic Avenger?
Key Facts
- Cineverse acquired all U.S. and Canadian theatrical, home entertainment and streaming rights from Legendary (1/21/2025).
- Director Macon Blair said in a statement announcing the 2025 release, "I’m beyond grateful to the team behind ‘The Toxic Avenger’ who were so supportive and steady-handed as we searched for the perfect distribution partner for our film. It’s so cool that folks will have the chance to see this in theaters, it’s a fun rowdy movie you wanna see with a crowd. Mutant hero smashes bad guys with a mop: perfect entertainment for the whole family! Our goal was always to preserve the heart and spirit of the original Toxie (which was seared into my brain at a very young age) and try to make something that Troma fans would dig and at the same time do something with the character that feels fresh. Lloyd and Michael at Troma have been a blast to work with, absolutely everyone at Legendary are stars, and I can’t wait to start working with the champs at Cinverse to bring this version of Toxie to fans new and old.”
- Legendary Entertainment has acquired the feature film rights (Deadline.com, 12/11/2018).
- "This version is a more grounded and mainstream telling of the story" (Deadline.com, 9/12/16).
- Loosely based on Lloyd Kaufman's classic Troma franchise. The original film was released in 1986.
Filming Timeline
- 2022 - May: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2021 - June: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Production is set to start later this month in Bulgaria.
- 2019 - March: The film was set to Development status.
Macon Blair will write the script and direct the remake/reboot.
- 2018 - December: The film was set to Development status.
- 2016 - September: The film was set to Development status.
- 2013 - May: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Scheduled to start principal photography Fall 2013.
- 2010 - November: The film was set to Development status.
- 2010 - April: The film was set to Announced status.
The Toxic Avenger Release Date: When was the film released?
The Toxic Avenger was a nationwide release in 2025 on Friday, August 29, 2025. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including Caught Stealing, The Roses and Jaws.
The Toxic Avenger DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Toxic Avenger was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 .
