Overview

• Cineverse released an official retro trailer created with Wilson Cleveland that mimics the look and voiceover style of 1980s grindhouse previews.
• The Toxic Avenger opens nationwide in theaters on August 29 as an unrated release.
• Cineverse is distributing the film, with Legendary Entertainment serving as producer.
• Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman has publicly praised the remake as better than the original, as reported from festival and focus-group screenings.
• The franchise’s unusual afterlife includes the kid-focused Toxic Crusaders cartoon, which ran 13 episodes on Canada’s YTV from 1991 to 1992.