Troma has announced that Toxic Crusaders, the 1990s animated series loosely based on the 1984 cult superhero action comedy The Toxic Avenger, will arrive digitally restored and remastered on Blu-ray this December; check out the cover artwork and details here… Watch the classic Saturday morning cartoon like never before! Based on Troma’s cult classic smash […]
The Toxic Avenger director compares the film’s violence to Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons
The Toxic Avenger is known for some brutal violence, with the original Troma film being a shocking cult classic. With an upcoming remake from the director Macon Blair, fans were worried if the violence and gore would compare, and Blair is here to let fans know not to worry. In a new interview with Empire, […]
The Toxic Avenger remake gets a red band teaser trailer
After unveiling some first-look images last month, Legendary Pictures and Troma Entertainment have now shared a red band teaser trailer for The Toxic Avenger, the Peter Dinklage-led remake of Troma’s cult 80s superhero comedy; check it out below… “Set in a fantasy world following Winston, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-X […]
Get down and dirty with The Toxic Avenger remake images
Troma cult classic Toxic Avenger burst onto the scene in the mid-80s, winning the hearts of odd horror lovers. And now, a new generation can fall in love with the crime-fighting mutant Toxie! Led by Peter Dinklage as the titular toxic-filled avenger, Legendary’s The Toxic Avenger comes from director Macon Blair (recently seen acting in […]
Legendary unveils Peter Dinklage’s The Toxic Avenger
2023’s Fantastic Fest has announced its line-up for the Austin-based festival of freaks and geeks, and the opening night movie has been set as Macon Blair’s highly-anticipated remake of The Toxic Avenger. The news has afforded Legendary Pictures the opportunity to release a first look at Peter Dinklage’s titular Troma character, which you can check […]
The Toxic Avenger remake rated R for strong violence, gore and graphic nudity
You better aim for that strong R-rating when you decide to remake a Troma classic. Thankfully, Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger will bring the gore and the gags upon its release. The MPAA has announced that the new Toxic Avenger will receive an R-rating, for “strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual […]
Legendary cult filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman opens up about the Toxic Avenger reboot
In development since 2019, Legendary Entertainment plans to bring the world of Troma and The Toxic Avenger back to the fans. While it’s unlikely to prove as much of a cult favourite as the original, there are still chances for a lot of good with the new film, and one person who happy about this […]
The 5 Weirdest Monster Movies Ever
Ben Robins on the five weirdest monster movies ever… With the Godzilla/King Kong universe getting a sudden resurgence, and Cloverfield taking things into franchise territory at long last, the monster movie is suddenly in something of an unexpected heyday as far as Hollywood is concerned. Whether they’re human size or intergalactically huge, monsters of all […]
Guardians of the Galaxy and Its Exploitation Influences
Ben Robins on Guardians of the Galaxy and its exploitation influences… Exploitation is a bit of a nasty word no matter the context, and in the movie world, it usually means something cheap and in many cases, derivative. It’s never properly been defined, and doing so here without page after page of background would prove […]
The Completely SFW Interview (Not Really) with Everly Writer and Director Joe Lynch
Manny Camacho chats with writer-director Joe Lynch… Flickering Myth received an opportunity to sit with Joe Lynch, the Writer and Producer of Everly, which releases August 10th on DVD and Blu-ray. I had seen this film when it had just released on VOD, earlier this year, as it only had a very limited theatrical release and […]
