
On December 10, 2018, it was announced that Legendary Pictures has won the rights to reboot The Toxic Avenger, with the original's producers, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment, to serve as producers. On September 12, 2016, Variety reported that Conrad Vernon will direct the film, with Guillermo del Toro of Double Dare You, Bob Cooper and Alex Schwartz of Storyscape Entertainment, and Akiva Goldsman and Greg Lessans of Weed Road Pictures executive producing, while Mike Arnold and Chris Poole we attached to rewrite the screenplay by Pink and Daniel C.

The remake, said to be aiming for a "family-friendly" PG-13 release similar to the animated Toxic Crusaders television series, was set to be co-written and directed by Steve Pink.

On April 6, 2010, a remake of The Toxic Avenger (1984) was announced.

"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. 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 serves as a reboot and "contemporary reimagining" of the 1984 film of the same name, and the fifth installment overall in The Toxic Avenger film series, and is produced by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, who also produced the previous films in the franchise.

The Toxic Avenger is an upcoming American black comedy superhero film written and directed by Macon Blair.
