It’s the Summer of Toxie and the wait is almost over for Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger reboot, which is bringing UNRATED mayhem to theaters on August 29, 2025.
A fresh take on Troma’s cult classic, The Toxic Avenger will be released in theaters fully UNCUT and UNRATED, and the film’s upcoming UK premiere has been announced today.
The Toxic Avenger will make its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival this August, Deadline reports, as the closing night film of the festival’s Midnight Madness strand.
This year’s Edinburgh Film Festival runs from August 14 – August 20, 2025. Signature Entertainment will release The Toxic Avenger in the UK and Ireland beginning August 29.
Festival Director Paul Ridd said in a statement, “We are absolutely over the moon to be hosting the UK Premiere of The Toxic Avenger, which will bring our Midnight Madness strand this year to an extravagantly gory and hilarious close. Peter Dinklage’s terrific reimagining of this iconic character in Macon Blair’s genius film, together make for an absolute blast of cult cinematic energy. Bring it on!”
Katie Wilkinson, Acquisitions & Development Manager at Signature, adds, “We couldn’t think of a better place for The Toxic Avenger‘s UK premiere than as the closing film of Midnight Madness at EIFF 2025. Genre fans can expect a crazy world of mutated maintenance men, killer chicken brutes and Elijah Wood as you’ve never seen him before. Peter Dinklage’s take on the Toxic Avenger will leave audiences forever changed by this fantastically unique hero story.”
We hear there’s another superhero movie coming out this Summer. But this Avenger is the hero we really need now. Primetime Emmy-winning actor Peter Dinklage stars as Toxie!
When janitor Winston Gooze is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’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… justice is best served radioactive.
Kevin Bacon (They/Them, Hollow Man), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Jacob Tremblay (Room, Wonder) and Taylour Paige (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Zola) also star.
With 25 reviews so far, The Toxic Avenger is 92% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!
The Toxic Avenger is distributed by Cineverse, produced by Legendary Entertainment.
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