Starring Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood, this reboot of the classic 1980s cult superhero franchise spent years in limbo

The Toxic Avenger got stuck in the sludge.

Director Macon Blair’s reboot of the classic 1980s cult superhero franchise was shot four years ago and its festival premiere was two years ago, but for a long time, no distributors would bite.

It had stars, including Peter Dinklage as the tutu-wearing, mop-wielding, chemically altered title vigilante, and Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood as a villainous duo. But the buzz was that it was just too weirdly violent for cinemas.

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