In addition to the reshoots changing the tone of the film, they were also reportedly adjusting an antagonist subplot in the film: The New Mutants was originally going to feature the Essex Corporation, which was first teased at the end of X-Men: Apocalypse, leading to a post-credits scene featuring the surprise reveal of Jon Hamm as the villain Mister Sinister. Launched in the early ’80s by prolific X-architect Chris Claremont, The New Mutants returned the franchise to its hormonal roots and to the classrooms of Xavier’s academy, filled by a new generation of multi-national teen heroes. [31], In January 2018, the film's release date was pushed back to February 22, 2019. [38] He explained that Warlock had been deemed too expensive to portray on the film's budget, but could appear in a sequel,[31][38] and clarified that the Demon Bear would not be the main antagonist of the film, but would appear since the film was "very much inspired" by the comics in which that character is the main villain. The New Mutants. Though the X-Men … There, Dr Reyes introduces Dani to four other equally uncommon teenagers: Illyana Rasputin, Rahne Sinclair, Sam Guthrie, and Roberto da Costa, who wants to keep them safe and sound until they learn how to be in full control of their extraordinary abilities. "[103] The Globe and Mail's Barry Hertz gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars, writing, "Instead of funnelling his inspirations into one singular vision that he could call his own, Boone has made a Frankenstein of a franchise movie, a giant elevator pitch that leads directly to the sub-basement of originality. The character Demon Bear was set as the film's main antagonist, with the project aiming for more of a "'Stephen King meets John Hughes'-style horror movie". Dani uses her powers to learn of Reyes's true intentions before Rahne arrives in half-wolf form and mauls Reyes, forcing her to flee. The New Mutants is an American superhero horror film. But it was never about the color of their skin for me." [31], At the end of May, Henry Zaga was expected to be cast as Sunspot,[27] and Rosario Dawson—who also portrays the Marvel character Claire Temple across the various Marvel Netflix television series—was in talks to join the film as Cecilia Reyes, a mentor to the titular team. Add the first question. In Limbo, Lockheed becomes a real dragon … Vilkomerson also noted the trailer's use of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2";[77] the title treatment for the film introduced in the trailer evokes the treatment used for that song. [71], Nate Walcott and Mike Mogis were confirmed in December 2017 to be composing the score for the film, having worked with Boone on his previous films. [24] By that August, the titular team's roster had expanded to include the character Warlock, while Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber—who worked with Boone writing The Fault in Our Stars—were working on a new draft of the script while Boone and Lee were busy on another project. Summary: In an isolated hospital, young mutants are being held for psychiatric monitoring. Boone and Lee first began work on the film after Boone completed The Fault in Our Stars (2014). Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. The New Mutants introduces a squad of super-powered teens, including Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair and Anna Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin. [68] After the film was completed, Boone reunited the cast for the first official screening in New York City, after which Williams stated, "The movie is exactly the movie we set out to make. [108] Criticism was also directed to Braga, a white woman, playing Dr. Cecilia Reyes, a Black character. This FAQ is empty. [79] Boone, Lee, Braga, Zaga, and Sienkiewicz promoted the film at a 2017 Comic Con Experience panel, where they also talked about their plans for future films. The New Mutants Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) M eet the new mutants, same as the old mutants … or sort of. The report indicated that further movement on the film appeared to be dependent on Boone,[55][56] and that there was a chance the film may not be released per its Fox release schedule and could instead be released on Disney+ or Hulu, both streaming services owned by Disney. The final chapter in Fox's X-Men Cinematic Universe has finally arrived. [29] Several weeks later, the studio officially announced the casting of Taylor-Joy and Williams, and was "making serious efforts to find ethnically appropriate actors" for the rest of the cast, searching for South American and Native American actors to respectively play Sunspot and Moonstar. The five regroup in Reyes office and realize that Reyes was training them to be assassins for Essex, and in order to escape, they must kill Reyes to deprive the force fields of their power source. Flush from the financial overperformance of the Fox-distributed 2014 teen romance The Fault in … It was the same case with Blu Hunt...My goal was to find the best actor who, because they've done so little work, was at least the closest to kind of what I saw in my head for the character...maybe if Henry didn't exist, I would have found somebody who was darker skinned who exemplified what I needed. [100], Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan Mintzer said, "Generic and, at its best, straining to be heartfelt, director Josh Boone's adaptation of the Marvel spin-off comic series is a Marvel movie spinoff in its own right, making vague references to the X-Men franchise but attempting to stand on its own. Boone felt the film was not largely affected by this change since its confined location and lack of technology meant "it might as well be the 80s in terms of the setting. Bui also compared the trailer's tone to Stranger Things (in which Heaton also stars as Jonathan Byers), and Braga's performance as Reyes to Nurse Ratched. #7–11. Boone stated, "my goal was to cast a real Brazilian and I saw 300 of myself black, brown, lighter-skinned. View production, box office, & company info. Professor X brought together Cannonball, Karma, Moonstar, Wolfsbane, and Sunspot to become the first New Mutants team. Directed by Josh Boone. [98], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 35% based on 125 reviews, with an average rating of 4.90/10. I do all my boards with the great @ashleyrguillory #newmutants #storyboard #storyboards #xmen", "The New Mutants Director Josh Boone Is Confident It's a Comic Book Film Like No Other", "The New Mutants Movie Begins Production Today! Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants. After the acquisition was completed, Boone returned to work on the film, and it was completed without reshoots in March 2020. Wolfsbane and Sunspot were knocked out, kidnapped by mobsters and injected with a drug similar to the one that created Cloak and Dagger. Five teenage mutants -- Mirage, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Sunspot and Magik -- undergo treatments at a secret institution that will cure them of their dangerous powers. [9] Illyana's brother Colossus, another character seen in previous X-Men films, also does not appear despite being included in early versions of the script, with Boone choosing to save him for future films. This proved a success, and Fox decided to make the film more like Boone's original vision rather than completing the version that they had been making during production. The Smiley Men are physically portrayed by Dustin Ceithamer while Marilyn Manson provided their voices. Other Fox films featuring X-Men-related characters … "[10], Disney removed The New Mutants from its release schedule, along with several other films, on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was looking to reschedule the film's release to a later 2020 date. [57] A month later at CinemaCon 2019, Disney confirmed that the film was still planned but indicated that its release date could be adjusted to better fit within Disney's existing schedule. [31] However, Fox decided against doing this following the failure of Apocalypse and so the reshoots would include a new post-credits scene introducing Antonio Banderas as Sunspot's father Emmanuel da Costa. The New Mutants, however, would represent something of an experiment for the studio. Instead of going straight home afterwards, they ran afoul of a gang of teens. He also criticized the film for misspelling his name in the credits as "MacLeod". [69] On May 4, the film was automatically listed for home media pre-order on Amazon based on the film's previous April 2020 release date. Reyes restricts them all with force fields and tries to again kill Dani, which unleashes the Demon Bear – Dani's own fears manifested through her power, and the true cause of her reservation's destruction – on her; Reyes is devoured and Dani rendered unconscious. Rahne tries to reach through to Dani, while Illyana uses her powers to travel to "limbo" where she retrieves a glowing sword, armor and a tiny, physical manifestation of Lockheed to battle Demon Bear. He also just won an Oscar for Ford Vs. Ferrari. The New Mutants felt like someone's poor recap of the story, it lacked details and finesse. [35], Principal photography began on July 10, 2017, in Boston, under the working title Growing Pains. But, this institution was supposed to be a safe place. [45] This allowed it to avoid Deadpool 2 (2018), which had just been moved to a date that would have had both films in theaters at the same time in certain markets. (2020). Few major films in recent years have had as significant delays as the final X-Men movie. The New Mutants was theatrically released in the United States on August 28, 2020, by 20th Century Studios, after facing many delays from its original April 2018 date. New Mutants is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, distributed by 20th Century Fox. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men. [80] Boone sent the trailer to Sienkiewicz in December 2019, and the comic book artist praised it as "phenomenal". [38] Filming also took place in the Massachusetts towns of Millis, Lynn, and Weymouth,[41] and ended on September 16, 2017. The studio's focus was on making the film as distinct from the other entries in the series as Deadpool and Logan (2017),[43] while avoiding the film becoming a "flop" like Fantastic Four (2015) which went through similar production issues—industry insiders believed The New Mutants would not end up the same way due to Fox not blaming the issues on Boone as the studio did with Fantastic Four director Josh Trank, and also because the studio was allowing Boone to write and direct the reshoots in order to complete his original vision. [26] Boone soon noted that the Demon Bear was a very personal villain for him as a child, as he "was raised by very religious parents. From Full price was $19.99 $19.99 Now $9.99 $9.99. HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. [91], The New Mutants was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on November 17, 2020. [20], A new trailer, incorporating the changes made to the film following Disney's acquisition of Fox, was released on January 6, 2020. Kinberg explained that the reshoots had taken so long to schedule because the creative team was still deciding what to reshoot, and because of difficulty finding time to get the cast together again due to their commitments to various television series. 117 talking about this. The rest of the title team was expected to consist of the characters Sam Guthrie / Cannonball, Roberto da Costa / Sunspot, and Danielle Moonstar / Mirage. He stated that the first two, titled "Awaken" and "Escape", followed the tone and style of the previous trailers, while the third one, "Attitude", presented the film more like a traditional superhero film, focusing on action, quips, and superpowers. They were adolescents- kids- too young to be X-Men, but old enough to start the training that would allow them to fully understand and harness their profound mutant powers. Boone wanted to use practical effects as much as possible to make the film feel like the horror movies that he grew up with. After Disney's purchase of 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) was finalized, the film got pushed back another… After a near-death experience during a strange tornado, Danielle Moonstar awakens in an abandoned research facility run by the mysterious Dr Cecilia Reyes. [31], Boone and his regular editors Matthew Rundell and Robb Sullivan delivered a cut of the film to Fox that they were happy with,[43][44] and it tested as well as initial screenings of Deadpool did. Wolfsbane, Psyche, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magma, Magik. Available on. The New Mutants Official Trailer The New Mutants Teaser Trailer The New Mutants - The CW Roundtable / / / / RECOMMENDED MOVIES. The New Mutants + Bonus 2020. [16] After completing work on the 2014 film The Fault in Our Stars for 20th Century Fox, director Josh Boone created a comic book with his childhood best friend Knate Lee using panels from Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz's New Mutants comics to illustrate what a potential film trilogy adapting those comics would be like. ", "X-Men: New Mutants Working Title Revealed", "New Mutants Director on Why He's Making an X-Men Horror Film", "New Mutants Director Thinks Fox Learned Wrong Lessons From X-Men: Apocalypse Failure", "Fox's Stacey Snider Gets Candid About Netflix, Diversity and the Future of Wolverine", "The story of 'The New Mutants,' the 'cursed' Marvel movie filmed in Mass", "That's a wrap on @newmutants with @bluhunt", "Fox Moves 'Deadpool 2' Release to Crowded May Against 'Avengers' and 'Solo, "Maisie Williams on Aardman Animation's 'Early Man', 'Departures' and 'The New Mutants, "Will Disney Disrupt Fox's X-Men Movie Mega-Plans? The New Mutants Psst! Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape … By then, McAvoy was no longer slated to appear in the film;[30] Wolff was no longer in the running to portray Cannonball;[30] and Karen Rosenfelt was producing alongside Kinberg,[11] who ultimately spent much of production focused on making Dark Phoenix (2019). [65] In January 2020, Disney's official fan club website D23 described the film as a "new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe", a claim that was quickly picked up by fans and reporters. Biography Revised Timeline The New Mutants. However, it ultimately tries to serve too many themes to make for a successful film. [17][25] In November, the report of Williams and Taylor-Joy's casting was believed to be accurate, and Nat Wolff was being looked at for the role of Cannonball after working with Boone on The Fault in Our Stars. [95][96], Internationally, the film was released day-and-date with the U.S. in 10 countries and made $2.9 million over its first weekend, including $1.1 million in France, $500,000 in Spain, and $400,000 in Taiwan. [52] Describing returning to the film after so long, Boone said, "we hadn't seen it in a year. [73][74] In February 2020, Mark Snow was revealed to have composed the score for the final version of the film, though additional music composed by Walcott and Mogis was still set to be used in the soundtrack. Terribly limp from start to finish. The New Mutants (film) Plot. The visual effects that still needed to be finished included Illyana's sorceress abilities, including her Soulsword that she materializes, as well as her dragon companion Lockheed. [32] Boone confirmed the film would be "a full-fledged horror movie set within the X-Men universe. All of them however possess superhuman abilities, due to mutations in their DNA; Roberto can manipulate solar energy, Sam can fly at jet speed, Illyana has inter-dimensional sorcery powers, which can, due to the sexual abuse manifest itself as horrific beings called the "Smiling Men" and Rahne's lycanthropy allows her to turn into a wolf. But, this institution was supposed to be a safe place. [17] At the end of the month, Charlie Heaton was in talks to portray Cannonball. [105][106], The New Mutants comics co-creator, Bob McLeod, expressed his disappointment with the film for inaccurately depicting the characters, including whitewashing Roberto, who is dark-skinned with Afro Brazilian heritage in the comics. Was this review helpful to you? Eventually, Sam and Roberto join the fight, as well as Rahne, all to no avail. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. (17,180) IMDb 5.3 1 h 34 min 2020 X-Ray PG-13. While meanwhile, the New Mutants are adjusting to school with their new friends, Doug, Amara, Xi'an, and Izzy. The first X-Men movie to be released through Fox was 2000's X-Men and the last was 2019's Dark Phoenix. Josh Boone's The New Mutants -- which, unlike the other X-Men franchise films, had a very specific horror movie vibe -- was given a 2018 release date … [71] The various delays have led to several online commentators referring to the film as "cursed" and lamenting its bad luck. Reyes consults her employers, the Essex Corporation, who instruct her to collect Dani's DNA and then euthanize her. It is the thirteenth and final installment in the X-Men film series. [62] However, the film as released does make reference to the previous entries, with the inclusion of the Essex Corporation connecting the film to the post-credits scene of Apocalypse and Logan. [10] Rundell and Sullivan were committed to working on The Stand at that point and could not continue editing The New Mutants, so Boone brought on editor Andrew Buckland to help finish the film. Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, like Mortal Kombat, "Them," and Stowaway. By the time the acquisition was completed, Boone had moved on and was about to begin work on a new television series, The Stand, based on the Stephen King novel. [45] It was delayed to April 3, 2020, by Disney after that studio acquired Fox,[59] and then removed from Disney's schedule in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [82] Writing about the trailer for Forbes, Scott Mendelson said the film "seems to be pretty similar in content and tone to what was always promised", and discussed its interesting position as "just a movie" now that the X-Men franchise had ended and future New Mutants films were unlikely after Marvel Studios took control of mutant-based films. The New Mutants spent three years on ice before being allowed to escape into the slowest summer season in a century. 65 of 75 people found this review helpful. This is an X-Men spin-off, based on the characters by Marvel Comics artists Chris … [5][6], Originally tracking to debut to around $20 million in the United States before the COVID-19 pandemic, The New Mutants was projected to gross $5–10 million from 2,412 theaters in its opening weekend. Further work had been completed on the film since Disney acquired it to align the film with Boone's original vision, and test screenings with these changes had been positive. The two begin to form a romantic relationship, but on the other hand Illyana antagonizes Dani, who discovers that Illyana's has a hand puppet of a purple dragon called Lockheed. [60], In August 2019, Disney was said to be unimpressed with The New Mutants, believing it had "limited box office potential". In addition to making the film more frightening, these changes reportedly included removing connections to the X-Men films to give Disney's Marvel Studios the option to retroactively include the film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). When anti-mutant Colonel William Stryker kidnaps Professor X and attacks his school, the X-Men must ally with their archenemy Magneto to stop him. [85] Ethan Anderton from /Film felt Taylor-Joy had "a great moment referencing herself" as Magik in the teaser and felt the footage "doesn't look half-bad", though he could not say he was excited for the film because of its extensive delays. It is based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. Cast. Title: "[101] Peter Debruge of Variety said, "Despite all the meddling and interference the film reportedly went through, The New Mutants feels pretty coherent in the end. [54] Following the acquisition of Fox by Disney in March 2019, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the planned reshoots had still not taken place and there were "none planned so far". When strange occurrences begin to take place, both their new mutant abilities and their friendships will be tested as they battle to try and make it out alive. He just won an Oscar too! [61] At the end of the month, this was reported to be the studio's impression of the original cut of the film. You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.