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The ‘Toxic Avenger’ Remake Has Officially Wrapped Filming

Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) is directing a remake of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger for Legendary Entertainment. Today, we’ve learned via a Tweet from Blair (below), who is not only directing but also wrote the script for the remake, that filming has now officially wrapped. In the 1984 original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, “The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.” Deadline has described the film as, “A contemporary reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s successful 1984 low-budget action-comedy hit, The Toxic Avenger is steeped in environmental themes and subverts the superhero genre in the vein of Deadpool. When a struggling everyman is pushed into a vat of toxic waste, he is transformed into a mutant freak who must go from shunned outcast to underdog hero as he races to save his son, his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2021
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New Channel Troma Now Is Coming To A Streaming Service Near You

Troma, that’s a name you should know. They are the people behind film classics like The Toxic Avenger, Nuke’Em High, Cannibal: The Musical, and sooooo many more. Today, we’ve received the news that Troma is expanding its own streaming channel, Troma Now, which will soon be available on Apple, Roku, Amazon TV, Google Play, and the Troma site, all for just $4.99 a month with a one-month free trail! Don’t worry, if you are already a subscriber there will be no extra charge. Besides a library featuring 40+ years of Troma entertainment, the new expansion will include new exclusive features including: UNCLE LLOYDIE’S PICK OF THE WEEK! Lloyd Kaufman (President of Troma Entertainment & Creator of (THE TOXIC AVENGER) makes his favorite film of the month! TOXIC TITLE OF THE MONTH! The highlighted title of the month, handpicked by TOXIE & THE TROMA TEAM! FROM THE BASEMENT OF TROMAVILLE! A deep dive into Troma’s 46-year history, featuring fan-favorite selections from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 23, 2021
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Elijah Wood Will Face The ‘Toxic Avenger’ In Upcoming Reboot

Back in 2019, we reported that a reboot of the 80s cult classic The Toxic Avenger was in the works. We can now report that Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood (Come to Daddy) has been cast as the film’s villain. According to The Illuminerdi, Wood will play Bob Garbinger, whose description is as follows: “Leonine hair and eerie plastic surgery. The evil head of the shady company Garb X. He has no regard for the well-being of anyone but himself and embarks on a murderous spree to become as powerful as Toxie. His ego is bolstered by his standing amongst the town’s official but in reality, he lives in fear of the underworld gang he’s indebted to.” Macon Blair serves as both writer and director for the reboot which got its seal of approval from Toxic Avenger‘s original co-director Lloyd Kaufman, who had this to say about the script, “it’s better than the original. Macon Blair knows Troma

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 7, 2021
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Peter Dinklage In Talks To Star In ‘The Toxic Avenger Reboot’

Troma is going mainstream with a reboot of the horror-comedy The Toxic Avenger which is being produced by Legendary Pictures, the company that brought you Jurassic Park, Crimson Peak, and many other blockbusters. According to Deadline, “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage is currently in talks to star in the film that will be directed by Macon Blair writer and director of Netflix’s I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore. There is no word yet what role Dinklage will play. The Toxic Avenger premiered in 1984 as a successful midnight movie in New York, becoming a cult classic and going on to spawn three sequels, a cartoon series, a musical, and a Marvel comic. In the movie, Toxic Avenger was created when a meek, bullied mop boy named Melvin falls into toxic waste. After mutating he sets out to stop evildoers. Loyd Kaufman, creator of Toxic Avenger and co-creator of Troma Studios will be producing along with his

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 1, 2020
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Macon Blair Remaking ‘The Toxic Avenger’

Legendary has been kicking around the idea to reboot The Toxic Avenger for a long time, now it seems they are finally setting the wheels in motion, announcing today that the film’s writer-director will be Macon Blair, whose film I Don’t Feel At Home In This World is now streaming on Netflix. Troma’s 1984 classic, from Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman, tells the story of Melvin Ferd, a nerd working as a janitor in a New Jersey gym. Constantly picked on and bullied, Melvin is one day chased out of a second-story window landing in a drum of toxic waste which turns him into a hero with super-strength and a face only a mother could love. The Toxic Avenger then sets out to fight crime. Hopefully, more details will surface soon. If by some way you haven’t seen this gem, go check it out, it’s currently streaming on both Amazon Prime and Tubi.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2019
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Legendary Is Remaking The Toxic Avenger!

Superheroes are everywhere these days. on TV, on the big screen. There’s one superhero movie that’s getting a remake that will blow your socks off, The Toxic Avenger. That’s right, Toxie is getting a new big budget movie. But that’s not all, Legendary Pictures plans to remake the entire franchise which includes three sequels, a cartoon, and a musical. Troma’s original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, follows Melvin, a bullied janitor who fell into a vat of toxic waste. He was transformed into a monster who uses his new powers to fight crime. Kaufman and Herz are onboard to oversee the franchise for Legendary. No writer or director has been announced at this point.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2018
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Lloyd Kaufman And Team Troma Need Your Help To Finish ‘Return To Nuke ‘Em High Volume 2’

Lloyd Kaufman, director, screen writer, actor, the co-founder of Troma Entertainment and the genius behind the insane 1986 horror-comedy ‘Class of Nuke ‘Em High’ and it’s 2013 sequel ‘Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1’, has been working on the next sequel in the franchise, ‘Volume 2’ since 2013. The principle photography on ‘Volume 2’ is already wrapped up. Now Kaufman and the Troma team have turned to raise the funds for post production. Kaufman hopes to premier the new film at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall and world wide distribution in January 2016, but he needs our help so, dig deep and let’s do this! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/return2nukeemhigh2/return-to-nuke-em-high-volume-2-by-troma-entertain?ref=discovery ‘Return To Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 2’ Kickstarter Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/return2nukeemhigh2/return-to-nuke-em-high-volume-2-by-troma-entertain?ref=discovery

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2015

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The ‘Toxic Avenger’ Remake Has Officially Wrapped Filming

Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) is directing a remake of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger for Legendary Entertainment. Today, we’ve learned via a Tweet from Blair (below), who is not only directing but also wrote the script for the remake, that filming has now officially wrapped. In the 1984 original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, “The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.” Deadline has described the film as, “A contemporary reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s successful 1984 low-budget action-comedy hit, The Toxic Avenger is steeped in environmental themes and subverts the superhero genre in the vein of Deadpool. When a struggling everyman is pushed into a vat of toxic waste, he is transformed into a mutant freak who must go from shunned outcast to underdog hero as he races to save his son, his

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 14, 2021
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New Channel Troma Now Is Coming To A Streaming Service Near You

Troma, that’s a name you should know. They are the people behind film classics like The Toxic Avenger, Nuke’Em High, Cannibal: The Musical, and sooooo many more. Today, we’ve received the news that Troma is expanding its own streaming channel, Troma Now, which will soon be available on Apple, Roku, Amazon TV, Google Play, and the Troma site, all for just $4.99 a month with a one-month free trail! Don’t worry, if you are already a subscriber there will be no extra charge. Besides a library featuring 40+ years of Troma entertainment, the new expansion will include new exclusive features including: UNCLE LLOYDIE’S PICK OF THE WEEK! Lloyd Kaufman (President of Troma Entertainment & Creator of (THE TOXIC AVENGER) makes his favorite film of the month! TOXIC TITLE OF THE MONTH! The highlighted title of the month, handpicked by TOXIE & THE TROMA TEAM! FROM THE BASEMENT OF TROMAVILLE! A deep dive into Troma’s 46-year history, featuring fan-favorite selections from

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 23, 2021
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Elijah Wood Will Face The ‘Toxic Avenger’ In Upcoming Reboot

Back in 2019, we reported that a reboot of the 80s cult classic The Toxic Avenger was in the works. We can now report that Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood (Come to Daddy) has been cast as the film’s villain. According to The Illuminerdi, Wood will play Bob Garbinger, whose description is as follows: “Leonine hair and eerie plastic surgery. The evil head of the shady company Garb X. He has no regard for the well-being of anyone but himself and embarks on a murderous spree to become as powerful as Toxie. His ego is bolstered by his standing amongst the town’s official but in reality, he lives in fear of the underworld gang he’s indebted to.” Macon Blair serves as both writer and director for the reboot which got its seal of approval from Toxic Avenger‘s original co-director Lloyd Kaufman, who had this to say about the script, “it’s better than the original. Macon Blair knows Troma

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 7, 2021
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Peter Dinklage In Talks To Star In ‘The Toxic Avenger Reboot’

Troma is going mainstream with a reboot of the horror-comedy The Toxic Avenger which is being produced by Legendary Pictures, the company that brought you Jurassic Park, Crimson Peak, and many other blockbusters. According to Deadline, “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage is currently in talks to star in the film that will be directed by Macon Blair writer and director of Netflix’s I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore. There is no word yet what role Dinklage will play. The Toxic Avenger premiered in 1984 as a successful midnight movie in New York, becoming a cult classic and going on to spawn three sequels, a cartoon series, a musical, and a Marvel comic. In the movie, Toxic Avenger was created when a meek, bullied mop boy named Melvin falls into toxic waste. After mutating he sets out to stop evildoers. Loyd Kaufman, creator of Toxic Avenger and co-creator of Troma Studios will be producing along with his

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 1, 2020
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Macon Blair Remaking ‘The Toxic Avenger’

Legendary has been kicking around the idea to reboot The Toxic Avenger for a long time, now it seems they are finally setting the wheels in motion, announcing today that the film’s writer-director will be Macon Blair, whose film I Don’t Feel At Home In This World is now streaming on Netflix. Troma’s 1984 classic, from Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman, tells the story of Melvin Ferd, a nerd working as a janitor in a New Jersey gym. Constantly picked on and bullied, Melvin is one day chased out of a second-story window landing in a drum of toxic waste which turns him into a hero with super-strength and a face only a mother could love. The Toxic Avenger then sets out to fight crime. Hopefully, more details will surface soon. If by some way you haven’t seen this gem, go check it out, it’s currently streaming on both Amazon Prime and Tubi.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2019
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Legendary Is Remaking The Toxic Avenger!

Superheroes are everywhere these days. on TV, on the big screen. There’s one superhero movie that’s getting a remake that will blow your socks off, The Toxic Avenger. That’s right, Toxie is getting a new big budget movie. But that’s not all, Legendary Pictures plans to remake the entire franchise which includes three sequels, a cartoon, and a musical. Troma’s original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, follows Melvin, a bullied janitor who fell into a vat of toxic waste. He was transformed into a monster who uses his new powers to fight crime. Kaufman and Herz are onboard to oversee the franchise for Legendary. No writer or director has been announced at this point.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 12, 2018
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Lloyd Kaufman And Team Troma Need Your Help To Finish ‘Return To Nuke ‘Em High Volume 2’

Lloyd Kaufman, director, screen writer, actor, the co-founder of Troma Entertainment and the genius behind the insane 1986 horror-comedy ‘Class of Nuke ‘Em High’ and it’s 2013 sequel ‘Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1’, has been working on the next sequel in the franchise, ‘Volume 2’ since 2013. The principle photography on ‘Volume 2’ is already wrapped up. Now Kaufman and the Troma team have turned to raise the funds for post production. Kaufman hopes to premier the new film at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall and world wide distribution in January 2016, but he needs our help so, dig deep and let’s do this! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/return2nukeemhigh2/return-to-nuke-em-high-volume-2-by-troma-entertain?ref=discovery ‘Return To Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 2’ Kickstarter Campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/return2nukeemhigh2/return-to-nuke-em-high-volume-2-by-troma-entertain?ref=discovery

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2015