All films in the series were released by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts and gruesome violence.
The films generally follow the heroic exploits of Melvin Ferd, a weak and skinny janitor turned into the deformed and mutated superhero, the Toxic Avenger, or "Toxie", by exposure to toxic chemicals. In 2019, it was announced that Legendary Pictures would be making a reboot of the film, with original creators Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment serving as producers, and Macon Blair serving as writer and director. The cartoon series was short-lived and quickly cancelled. An animated children's TV series spin-off, Toxic Crusaders, featured Toxie as the leader of a team of mutated superheroes who fought against evil alien polluters. A third independent sequel was also released, titled Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV. Director Lloyd Kaufman realized that he had shot far too much footage for one film and re-edited it into two. Two less successful sequels, The Toxic Avenger Part II and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie, were filmed as one. The Toxic Avenger is a multimedia low-budget superhero comedy splatter film franchise originating with the 1984 film The Toxic Avenger, and continuing through three film sequels, a stage musical production, a comic book series from Marvel Comics, a video game and a children's TV cartoon. Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000).The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989).It goes without saying that a lot has changed since then. Back in 2010, Deadline had reported that The Toxic Avenger reboot was in the works and would take the shape of a PG-13 action-comedy that aimed to convert Toxie into an environmental justice hero. However, when talks about creating a remake for the movie emerged a couple of years ago, there were rumors of changing the rating. The 1984 version of this movie developed a cult following mainly because of all the gory violence. Related: Toxic Avenger Reboot Director Discusses His Vision for The Troma Classic This has pleased the fans further as they are eagerly waiting for this project featuring Dinklage to hit the screens.
According to the report, the MPA cited that the movie had "strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity," which is why they decided to give it a mature rating. "After deciding to take matters into his own hands and rob his company, Winston falls into a pit of toxic waste and is transformed into a deformed monster that sets out to do good and get back at all the people who have wronged him."Īlso reported by THR, the 2022 reboot of The Toxic Avenger received an R-rating from the MPA last week.
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