Review: A Sludgy New 'Toxic Avenger' Rises Again, at a Moment when Trash Has Become Treasure

Review: A sludgy new 'Toxic Avenger' rises again, at a moment when trash has become treasure

Returning to the 1984 Troma bad-taste classic, a team of reputable filmmakers, including Sundance winner Macon Blair, has slightly less transgressive fun in the slop.

‘The Toxic Avenger’ Director on Concerns It Would Get Shelved, Luring A-List Talent Into an Unrated Splatterfest and Sequel Hopes

Macon Blair saw the controversial 1984 film “The Toxic Avenger” as many Millennials did: on a contraband videotape courtesy of a friend’s older brother. The 12-year-old Blair was exactly the right age to be on the wavelength of Troma’s signature gross-out satire, and it fueled the budding filmmaker with inspiration. “Someone had gotten their hands […]

‘The Toxic Avenger’ Filmmaker Macon Blair Rejects 2024’s “Unreleasable” Report, Talks Cathartic Phone Calls with Jeremy Saulnier

The well-reviewed reimagining of 1984's The Toxic Avenger struggled to find distribution until the box office success of Terrifier 3.

Toxic Avenger director Macon Blair denies that the film was ever "unreleasable"

The Toxic Avenger premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2023, and audiences loved it. Then… nothing. The film had trouble finding a distributor, with one report even deeming The Toxic Avenger to be “unreleasable” and “unmarketable.” However, director Macon Blair has rejected that report, saying it was an exaggeration that got out of hand. “When I saw that headline that said it’s ‘unreleasable,’ it made it sound like it was so gross that it’s unreleasab…

How Macon Blair Reinvented the Cult Classic 'The Toxic Avenger'

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