{"id":31227,"date":"2025-08-20T23:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31227"},"modified":"2025-08-20T23:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:42:14","slug":"the-toxic-avenger-exclusive-interview-with-creator-lloyd-kaufman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31227","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Toxic Avenger&#8221; : Exclusive Interview with Creator Lloyd Kaufman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cinemadailyus\"><strong>Check out more of our YouTube Channel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s &#8220;A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on\u00a0<a class=\"google-anno\" href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/#\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">TV<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Tokyo\u2019s program called &#8220;Morning Satellite&#8221; at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31228\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Toxic-Avenger.png\" alt=\"The Toxic Avenger \" width=\"640\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Toxic-Avenger.png 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Toxic-Avenger-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Toxic Avenger<\/strong> : When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he&#8217;s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community. In a world where greed runs rampant&#8230; justice is best served radioactive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong> : Macon Blair<\/p>\n<p><strong>Producer<\/strong> : Alex Garcia, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, Mary Parent<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screenwriter<\/strong> : Macon Blair<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distributor<\/strong> : Cineverse<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Co<\/strong> : Legendary Entertainment, Troma Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating<\/strong> : R (Sexual References|Language Throughout|Brief Graphic Nudity|Strong Violence and Gore)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre<\/strong> : Action, Comedy, Horror<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Aug 29, 2025, Wide<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime<\/strong> : 1h 42m<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the interview, share your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/\">Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HKe0pep35gQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Toxic Avenger (2025) Red Band Trailer | Peter Dinklage, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HKe0pep35gQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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