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20 Years Ago, A Gory Sci-Fi Horror Flop Paved The Way For A Crucial Superhero Director

'Slither' turns 20 in 2026, and while his budgets have gotten bigger, as a filmmaker James Gunn hasn't changed.

Inverse · Apr 1

The Toxic Avenger review – A reboot of a cult splatter film that feels sadly out of time

3/5 Peter Dinklage leads this long-delayed revival of a gloriously puerile 1984 classic about a man turned into a mutant by radioactive waste – but it’s hard to make a lurid, scrappy B-movie on a decent budget

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

A new 'Toxic Avenger' emerges from the ooze

“The Toxic Avenger” is emerging from the muck

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

The Toxic Avenger reboot slated for 2025 wide release

After struggling to find a distributor since its Fantastic Fest showcase in 2023 due to its graphic contents, 'The Toxic Avenger' is set to get an unrated wide release in 2025 from Cineverse.

BANG Premier · Jan 22, 2025

Four years after it wrapped, Game of Thrones and Lord of the Ring stars' unrated Toxic Avenger reboot finally lands a release date

Winston Gooze is headed to the big screen

Total Film · Jan 22, 2025

2023's Most Ludicrous Sci-Fi Movie is a Gloriously Gory Love Letter to Schlock

Macon Blair's outrageous remake of 'The Toxic Avenger' is 70 percent of a Troma movie with an actual budget, but is a goretastic good time.

Inverse · Sep 22, 2023