Overview

• Cineverse added hundreds more locations across North America for the August 29 opening, with some theaters scheduling three or more screens on Thursday night due to strong advance sales.
• The film’s unrated theatrical run follows a two-year distribution stall over its graphic violence, marking a wide release for the festival-screened reboot.
• Peter Dinklage leads the cast as Winston Gooze, with Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood among the co-stars, in a practical-effects-driven take that preserves the franchise’s handmade feel.
• A final retro, red-band “grindhouse” trailer—commissioned by Bloody Disgusting and cut by Wilson Cleveland—mimics the 1984 original to rally fans ahead of opening weekend.
• Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman publicly endorsed the remake as “a real movie” and “better than the original,” while early reports cite a roughly 90% Rotten Tomatoes score that may change as more reviews arrive.