{"id":45328,"date":"2025-08-05T09:57:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/45328\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:57:13","slug":"the-toxic-avenger-mops-up-the-uk-with-new-trailer-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/45328\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Toxic Avenger’ Mops Up the UK with New Trailer & Poster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not only is The Toxic Avenger opening in theaters unrated across the US on August 29, it\u2019s also infecting the UK and Ireland the same day.<\/p>\n

Watch Signature Entertainment\u2019s UK trailer below, where you\u2019ll also find a quad poster for the superhero horror-comedy.<\/p>\n

Produced by The Toxic Avenger creator Lloyd Kaufman, the fresh take on Troma\u2019s 1984 cult classic is written and directed by Macon Blair (I Don\u2019t Feel at Home in This World Anymore).<\/p>\n

Downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, transforming him into a mutant vigilante. Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community.<\/p>\n

Peter Dinklage (\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d) stars with Jacob Tremblay (Doctor Sleep), Taylour Paige (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F), Julia Davis (Phantom Thread), Jonny Coyne (\u201c11.22.63\u201d), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), and Kevin Bacon (Friday the 13th).<\/p>\n

Dial 1-802-377-FILM to hear Toxie as the voice of Moviefone<\/a>, then get your tickets<\/a> to see the radioactive riot.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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