In July, 2023 The Toxic Avenger The remake was abruptly cancelled when an unnamed producer claimed the film was too “outlandish” to be released, and nothing has been heard from it since – even the cast members don’t know what’s going on.
In an interview with Comic Book, star Dinklage candidly admitted that he wasn’t a producer on the film and therefore didn’t know why it was cancelled or if it would ever get a wide release.[has] “This movie is bathed in the toxic sun. It was a big hit at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, so I want to share it with the world,” he said. He had similarly high praise for director and writer Macon Blair, calling him “amazing. One of my favorite people, my favorite artists.”
The Toxic Avenger is a remake of Michael Hertz and Lloyd Kaufman’s 1984 Troma film, in which Dinklage plays a health club cleaner named Winston. After being diagnosed with an incurable disease and his bosses are unwilling to pay for his treatment, Winston tries to get revenge and falls into a toxic waste bin, deforming his body and gaining superhuman strength, which he decides to use to become the titular hero. The film, which also stars Elijah Wood, Taylour Paige and Kevin Bacon, seemed to be getting decent reviews at Fantastic Fest, but the director acknowledged that it probably won’t be to everyone’s taste.
But this is hard to imagine given the more common duds that have come out recently. The Toxic Avenger The remake failed to find a certain audience. Megalopolis This film is also getting a chance to be released on the big screen after being criticized for being “too weird,” so it would not hurt theaters to screen this one as well.
