By Germain Lussier Published March 19, 2025 | Comments (0) | The Toxic Avenger is here and its first footage lives up to that title. Image: Legendary Its not quite a teaser trailer and its not quite safe for work, but the first footage from The Toxic Avenger is here and for those reasons, its also kind of perfect. This half-fake commercial, half-film footage clip definitely tells you little about the upcoming movie but sets a very specific tone and vibe that will probably let you know if its for you or not. Based on the 1984 film of the same name by Lloyd Kaufman and the team at Troma, The Toxic Avenger finally oozes its way into theaters on August 29. The marketing is slowly starting to ramp up and after images of Toxie himself were released, now we have this footage. Which, again, is NSFW. We saw The Toxic Avenger back in 2023 and, to our best recollection, the commercial footage at the start here is not in the movie. Everything else though, from the shooting onward, is in the movie. Dinklages character really does knock someones jaw off with his mop in this weird, hypersexualized fast food place. And from there, this scene gets even more disgusting, if you can believe it. Thats the good news. The better news is that while the 1984 Toxic Avenger was gross and offensive in ways that are even grosser and more offensive 40-plus years later, this one is not. Director Macon Blair and his team have captured those original sensibilities and made them more digestible. Its a Troma-influenced movie through and through, with all the titillation that implies. But it also handles it with an ounce of class. The tiniest amount.Game of Thrones legend Peter Dinklage stars as a man who is murdered after he asks his boss (Kevin Bacon) to pay for his mounting health coverage. Hes thrown into a vat of toxic waste, becomes the Toxic Avenger, and basically destroys everyone and everything in his path. Elijah Wood and Jacob Tremblay are among the co-stars. The film opens August 29 and were excited to see what other mayhem is released in the meantime. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.The Toxic Avenger Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Germain Lussier Published March 13, 2025 By Cheryl Eddy Published January 21, 2025