Marvel’s THE NEW MUTANTS movie is based on the comic book of the same name, but X-MEN and Marvel mutant fans may be surprised at the trailer you’re about to see below. This doesn’t look or feel anything like an X-Men type of movie, other than using the word “mutant”, but rather like a horror film or psychological thriller with a dark tone. Granted, some of the issues of The New Mutants comics dealt with darker storylines, but this is still a radically different direction to take these characters. These days we’re seeing so many comic book movies, it may just be the natural progression to take the subject matter in a much different direction, if only to avoid superhero fatigue. The film stars Maisie Williams (as Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane), Anya Taylor-Joy (Illyana Rasputin / Magik), Charlie Heaton (Sam Guthrie / Cannonball), Alice Braga (Dr. Cecilia Reyes), Henry Zaga (Sunspot / Roberto da Costa) and Blu Hunt (Danielle Moonstar / Mirage). Directed by Josh Boone, it’s produced by Simon Kinberg, Karen Rosenfelt and Lauren Shuler Donner, with a screenplay by Josh Boone & Knate Lee. And in case you’re thinking Boone may come from a horror background, you’d be wrong there, as his last film was the somewhat sappy romance THE FAULT IN OUR STARS… however his next film is Stephen King’s THE STAND, so…. maybe he’s letting out a few things here. Take a look below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
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It’s okay to admit that you’ve never read New Mutants.
Katy, is this your admission? 🙂
to Katy, this is not THE NEW MUTANTS!
this is 20 Century Fox thinking that this should be the new trend moving forward with movie making
…. oh well…
RCE – they’re trying something different, nothing wrong with that. Their last two Marvel movies were Deadpool and Logan, both were very different from the norm. Let’s not bury this one just yet, remember this is just a “teaser” trailer.
I am fine with trying something different, but there are other titles that would lend themselves more naturally to a horror movie. I would like something in the spirit of what New Mutants was for about 97 out of 100 issues before it became X-Force. I am a huge fan of New Mutants. This is just not New Mutants. Give them a normal movie to introduce them, and then do horror with a Demon Bear story or Belasco/Limbo story. I will see it. I will keep an open mind. If it’s good, i will acknowledge it readily, but i can only be disappointed by the reveal this trailer gives us. I say again. That isn’t the New Mutants. BUT maybe behind it all beats the heart i was looking for and this trailer is only showing a select portion of the movie. Maybe they are in Limbo or under domination by the Demon Bear during the contents of s video… I hope its worth whatever experiment they are doing here. It would be a shame if this kills the potential for future releases with a franchise I have been dying to see on screen.
Yes, well, I am old enough to have read and actually have read The New Mutants since their first appearance in 1982….so after all that has come and gone, noting all the storylines, learning all the backstories, knowing who these characters are–
That’s actually going to be this movie’s salvation, because this premise would not work with a bunch of characters unknown. The audience would be dumbfounded, wondering who these kids are and why they are here.
This story could take place at any time in their career as a superhero team. Or it could be a Square One total reboot of their origin as a team, giving them the opening situation as a common cause.
But as someone who first met these characters 35 years ago, this new presentation to a new generation fans is just that….a reboot.