The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger is a 2023 American superhero comedy horror film written and directed by Macon Blair. It is the fifth installment in The Toxic Avenger film series. The film is produced by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, who also produced the previous films in the series. It stars Peter Dinklage as the title character, alongside Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, Sarah Niles, Julia Davis, Julian Kostov, and Elijah Wood. The film premiered as the opening film of Fantastic Fest on September 21, 2023. Premise "Set in a fantasy world following Winston, a stereotypical weakling who works as a janitor at Garb-X health club and is diagnosed with a terminal illness that can only be cured by an expensive treatment that his greedy, power hungry employer refuses to pay for. 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." Cast Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze/The Toxic Avenger Jacob Tremblay as Wade Taylour Paige as J.J. Doherty Kevin Bacon as Bob Garbinger Sarah Niles as Mayor Togar Julia Davis as Kissy Sturnevan Julian Kostov as Budd Berserk Elijah Wood as Fritz Garbinger David Yow as Guthrie Stockins Macon Blair as Dennis Jonny Coyne as Thad Barkabus Jane Levy as Cheerful Insurance Rep Production