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Macon Blair’s Reboot of ‘The Toxic Avenger’ To Debut in September at Fantastic Fest

@The Toxic Avenger Nearly forty years after the release of The Toxic Avenger, a reboot is scheduled to premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest on September 21. Macon Blair will direct the new version, which stars Peter Dinklage in the role of a much-bullied nerdyf janitor who acquires superhero powers after accidentally falling into a vat…

Kevin Bacon Cast as Villain in Toxic Avenger Reboot

Kevin Bacon has been cast in Legendary Pictures’ planned reboot of the 1984 superhero film, The Toxic Avenger. The Golden Globe-winning actor has signed on to play the movie’s villain, opposite Emmy Award-winning actor Peter Dinklage’s title protagonist, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The updated version of The Toxic Avenger will also star Jacob Tremblay…

Child Star Jacob Tremblay Tapped For Legendary’s Toxic Avenger Reboot

Who could forget the Toxic Avenger, the 1984 splatter film that your ecofreaky  parents still drool over—not to mention a franchise that spawned four sequels, a stage production, a kids’ cartoon series, and a Marvel comic book? Now, thanks to Legendary Productions, which acquired rights to the property in 2018, this midnight cult classic is…