The New Mutants

The New Mutants
Director:	Josh Boone
Writer(s):	Josh Boone Knate Gwaltney
Expected Release:	August 28, 2020
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The New Mutants is an upcoming superhero horror film and will be the thirteenth and final film in the X-Men film series which follows a new group of young mutants known as the New Mutants battling against the Demon Bear.

Plot

“In this terrifying, action-fueled film based on the MARVEL comic series, five young people who demonstrate special powers are brought to a secret institution to undergo treatments they are told will cure them of the dangers of their powers. Included are Danielle Moonstar aka Mirage (Blu Hunt), who creates illusions from other people’s fears; Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams), who transforms into the werewolf Wolfsbane; Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton), who, as Cannonball, can fly at jet speeds protected by a force field; Roberto da Costa aka Sunspot (Henry Zaga), who absorbs and channels solar power; and Illyana Rasputin aka Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy). The younger sister of Colossus, Magik becomes encased in armor at will and wields a soulsword that amplifies her multiple superhuman and psychic abilities. Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga) to share their stories about when their powers first manifested, the five “patients” come to understand that they are in a class of people called mutants, who have historically been marginalized and feared. As they relive their origin stories, their memories seem to turn into terrifying realities. Soon, they question what is real and what isn’t, and it becomes clear that the institution isn’t what it seems. Now the question is — why are they being held captive? And who is trying to destroy them? The tension and horror mount in this white-knuckle thrill ride directed by Josh Boone and co-written by Boone and Knate Lee.”

Cast

• Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin / Magik
  • Colbi Gannett as Young Illyana Rasputin
• Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane
• Charlie Heaton as Samuel Guthrie / Cannonball
• Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar / Mirage
• Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa / Sunspot
• Alice Braga as Dr. Cecilia Reyes
• Happy Anderson as Reverend Craig Sinclair
• Thomas Kee as Thomas Guthrie
• Adam Beach as William Lonestar
• To-be-confirmed actor as Demon Bear

Additionally, Rosario Dawson was originally offered to played Cecilia Reyes but dropped out for unknown reasons. Jon Hamm was also cast to portray Dr. Nathaniel Essex, with filming for the role completed, though his role has reportedly been cut from the film. Antonio Banderas was also reportedly cast for proposed reshoots, though the reshoots never came into fruition according to Boone.

Continuty and References to Earth-10005

• Illyana Rasputin/Magik is introduced.
• Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane is introduced.
• Samuel Guthrie/Cannonball is introduced.
• Danielle Moonstar/Mirage appears.
• Roberto DaCosta/Sunspot appears.
• Cecilia Reyes is introduced.
• Demon Bear is introduced.
• Lockheed is introduced

Taglines

• Everyone Has Demons.
• There is something new to fear.
• Witness the beginning of something new.
• Fear is their weakness, Survival is their power.

Production

In May 2015, 20th Century Fox announced Josh Boone would direct a film adaptation of the New Mutants. Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg would be producing the film, while Boone and Knate Gwaltney were set to write the script. In August 2015, Boone shared an image of the script which he was writing along with Gwaltney and was "not done yet." In October 2015, Boone had finished the first draft of the script for the film with Knate Gwaltney. In August 2016, it was reported that Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber would write the script with the films line up to include Mirage, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magik and Warlock. In November 2016, Coming Soon.net reports that Demon Bear would be an antagonist in the film, the site also reveal that 20th Century Fox is currently targeting a Spring 2018 release date, the film's tone is describing as a "Stephen King meets John Hughes-style horror movie". Boone announced that Pre-Production had begun.

As of March 12, 2020, the film's release has been delayed indefinitely following coronavirus concerns. While reshoots were announced and reported, they never came into fruition according to Boone.

Trivia

• Director Josh Boone is a major X-Men fan and owns a large amount of their comics.
• Josh Boone and Knate Lee first began work on the film after Boone completed The Fault in Our Stars.
• Maisie Williams is the fourth "Game of Thrones" actor to work on an X-Men film, after Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister and Bolivar Trask in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark and Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse) and Richard E. Grant (Izembaro and Dr. Zander Rice in Logan).
• The first live action appearance of Lockheed who will be the companion of Magik in the film instead of Shadowcat in the comics.
• The filmmakers cite horror storyteller Stephen King and teen drama filmmaker John Hughes as an influence on the film.
• The filmmakers described the film as "a haunted-house movie with a bunch of hormonal teenagers," and cite the works of horror storyteller Stephen King and teen drama filmmaker John Hughes as an influence.
• This film along with Deadpool 2 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix were filmed around the same time with New Mutants filmed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Deadpool 2 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and X-Men: Dark Phoenix in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Rosario Dawson was originally offered to played Cecilia Reyes but dropped out for unknown reasons.
• Nat Wolff was considered for the role of Cannonball.
• Maisie Williams (Wolfsbane) is the third "Dr Who" actor to appear in an X-Men film, having played Ashildr. Previous actors were Ian McKellen (Magneto, the Great Intelligence) and Richard E. Grant (Dr Zander Rice, the Great Intelligence).
• The film's working title is "Growing Pains", after the 80s sitcom Growing Pains (1985).
• Caio Paduan was considered for the role of Sunspot.
• Josh Wiggins auditioned for Cannonball.
• True O'Brien auditioned for the role of Danielle Moonstar.
• This is the second appearance for Sunspot, after having previously appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
• The teaser trailer was released on the horror-themed date of Friday, October 13, 2017.
• Blu Hunt is Native American and Henry Zaga is Brazilian, just like their respective characters Danielle Moonstar and Roberto da Costa. However, English actors Charlie Heaton and Maisie Williams play the American Sam Guthrie and the Scottish Rahne Sinclair, and the Argentinian-English American actress Anya Taylor-Joy plays the Russian Illyana Rasputin.
• This film features four members of the original New Mutants group (Cannonball, Mirage, Sunspot, Wolfsbane), with Magik being a member from the second roster.
• Jon Hamm was cast to portray Nathaniel Essex / Mister Sinister, with filming for the role completed, though his role has reportedly been cut from the film as a result of an extensive reshoot process that is changing elements of the film.
• Illyana carries a dragon toy. This is a homage to Lockheed, a pet dragon owned by the X-Men (in the comics he was owned by Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, in this film he is owned by Magik).
• A villain in the film wears a smiley-face mask. In the comics, the New Mutants faced off with a mutant supremacy group known as the Right, who wore smiley-face masks.
• Principal photography was originally completed in late 2017, more than two years before the film's eventual release date in April 2020. The film has had some re-shoots and been re-edited several times in the intervening two years. However, as of January 2020, the BBC report that the version that will finally be released is expected to be closer to the first edit produced back in 2018.
• This is the only X-Men movie to be shot in the taller 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
• The film was going to release 13 April 2018, but the producers pushed back the date to 22 February 2019 so that it didn't conflict with Deadpool 2 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The producers took this opportunity to have parts of the film reshot so that it could be scarier, inspired by the success of recent horror films such as Get Out and It.
• Regarding the rating, director Josh Boone said when being interviewed by ComicBookMovie: "This movie is probably the hardest PG-13 ever made."
• Despite the film constantly being pushed back for reshoots, the reshoots were ultimately cancelled by March 2020 after the original cut of the film was deemed satisfactory by Disney.
• The film has had four release date shifts. It was originally slated to come out on April 13, 2018, but was first delayed to February 19, 2019 in order to conduct reshoots. Later, it was pushed back again to August 2, 2019 while Disney's purchase of Fox was finalized. It was pushed back yet again to April 3, 2020 to make room for the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019). On March 12th, 2020 it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 13th, 2020 its new release date of August 28th, 2020 was announced.
• With a runtime of 94 minutes, this stands as the shortest film in the X-Men film series.
• The alien mutant Warlock was planned to appear in the film, but his powers would have been too expensive for the film's budget, so he was removed with the intent to appear in a sequel.
• Josh Boone admitted that he found shooting to be stressful, as he felt "a bit neutered" because he had to tone down the film from his original "full horror" ideas.
• Josh Boone intended this film to be the first in a trilogy, with the second film to be an alien invasion movie featuring the alien mutant Warlock, and then the third and final instalment to be a supernatural, apocalyptic horror movie based on the X-Men comic event "Inferno" (demons invade the Earth and Magik plays a major role).
• Comic book artist Bill Sienkiewicz, who worked on the "New Mutants" comics (specifically the Demon Bear storyline that this film is based on), was brought in to provide artwork for the film's poster and closing credits.

Gallery

Teaser poster with the original release date.

Teaser poster with the February 22, 2019 release date.

Teaser poster with the August 2, 2019 release date.

Theatrical poster with the April 3, 2020 release date.

Videos

The New Mutants Official Trailer HD 20th Century FOX

The New Mutants Official Trailer 20th Century FOX

The New Mutants Awaken TV Spot 20th Century Studios

The New Mutants Escape TV Spot 20th Century Studios

The New Mutants Attitude TV Spot 20th Century Studios

The New Mutants Escape 20th Century Studios

The New Mutants The CW Roundtable 20th Century Studios

The New Mutants Coming to Comic Con At Home July 23 at 2pm

The New Mutants Comic-Con@Home 2020

The New Mutants - Official Featurette

External links

• New Mutants on IMDb