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FILE - Peter Dinklage poses for a portrait to promote "The Toxic Avenger" during Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 24, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

SAN DIEGO – “The Toxic Avenger” got stuck in the sludge.

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

It had bona fide 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 it was just too weirdly violent for theaters.

“I was definitely anxious, but I never felt like it was going to be

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