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The New Mutants director says its characters are too dangerous for Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters

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Josh Boone, the director of The New Mutants, has explained why the film’s mutants are not at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. After a long and arduous production cycle, Josh Boone’s The New Mutants is finally nearing its release date, giving fans the chance to see the last of Fox’s X-Men movies before Disney fully […]

X-Men spinoff The New Mutants gets a new poster

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Ahead of its release (yes, really!) this April, a new poster has been unveiled for Fox’s long-delayed X-Men spinoff The New Mutants featuring Wolfsbane (Maisie Williams), Mirage (Blu Hunt), Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy), Cannonball (Charlie Heaton) and Sunspot (Henry Zaga); check it out here… SEE ALSO: The New Mutants producer explains where the film fits into […]

The New Mutants producer explains where the film fits into Fox’s X-Men timeline

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After years of delays, The New Mutants is finally on-track and set for release in April to bring a close to Fox’s X-Men universe. While we don’t have to wait long, producer Karen Rosenfelt has spoken out in an interview with Digital Spy regarding when the film takes place in the timeline. “It’s contemporary timeless,” said Rosenfelt. “We […]

Superhero horror thriller The New Mutants gets a new trailer

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Putting an end to months of speculation about the film’s status, Disney has debuted a new trailer for the long-gestating X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, which is set to finally receive its release this April. Check out the new trailer here… 20th Century Fox in association with Marvel Entertainment presents “The New Mutants,” an original […]

X-Men spinoff The New Mutants has received a PG-13 rating

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20th Century Fox’s troubled X-Men spinoff The New Mutants has officially received a PG-13 rating ahead of its theatrical release date of April 2020. Comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz confirmed that the film would have a PG-13 rating on Twitter. According to Sienkiewicz, The New Mutants will be a “scary film at PG-13. The atmosphere, mystery, […]

The New Mutants trailer coming Monday, director confirms theatrical release in April

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Well, it seems we can finally put to rest any speculation about 20th Century Fox’s troubled X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, as director Josh Boone has confirmed on Instagram that the film is on track for its April 2020 release date, and we’ll be getting a brand new trailer this coming Monday. SEE ALSO: Comic […]

Bill Sienkiewicz says The New Mutants has a “phenomenal” new trailer

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Despite numerous rumours suggesting that Disney could be looking to dump 20th Century Fox’s long-delayed The New Mutants direct to a streaming service (or shelve it completely), the Josh Boone-helmed X-Men spinoff is still officially slated for a theatrical release on April 3rd 2020, and if legendary comic book artist Bill Sienkiewicz is to be […]

Fox could be ‘overhauling’ The New Mutants, reshooting nearly fifty percent of the film

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20th Century Fox announced back in January that they would be delaying the release of The New Mutants. The reason? The studio wanted to do “significant reshoots”, and also add a few more characters into the fray. Fans were certainly bummed out, and even the cast chimed in over the past few months expressing both understanding, […]

The New Mutants “is probably the hardest PG-13 ever made”, according to Josh Boone

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Watching the first trailer for The New Mutants some months back, you wouldn’t be foolish to think that you were watching a trailer for an upcoming horror film. While the movie only has a PG-13 rating, it’s clear that this upcoming installment in the X-Men series will be pushing the boundaries of the comic book […]