Overview

• The film opens in U.S. theaters via Cineverse and Iconic Events after a 2023 festival debut and an extended wait to secure distribution.
• Peter Dinklage voices janitor-turned-antihero Winston Gooze while Luisa Guerreiro performs in the prosthetic suit, with Kevin Bacon, Jacob Tremblay, Elijah Wood and Taylour Paige co-starring.
• The release retains an unrated presentation with extensive practical makeup and gore effects in keeping with Troma’s splatter-comedy tradition.
• Troma co-founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, who produced the remake, publicly praise Blair’s take as faithful in spirit and an improvement on the original.
• Writer-director Macon Blair says producers granted near-total creative freedom and he is open to future installments, though no sequel is confirmed.