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Disney delays Mulan, The New Mutants and Antlers over coronavirus pandemic

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With more and more countries taking measures to try and slow the coronavirus pandemic, including the closing of cinemas in an increasing number of markets, Disney’s Mulan and the Fox acquisitions The New Mutants and Antlers have been pulled from the global release schedule, following hot on the heels of today’s delays to Fast & […]

The New Mutants features a same-sex love story between Maisie Williams’ Wolsfbane and Blu Hunt’s Mirage

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After years of waiting for the release of The New Mutants, director Josh Boone is finally opening up about the journey and some of the film’s more important details. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Boone has revealed that while the film is described as supernatural horror, there’s “a beautiful love story” at the center of the […]

Josh Boone and Maisie Williams discuss The New Mutants, confirm there were no reshoots

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20th Century Fox’s The New Mutants is one of the most interesting news stories in recent years. From multiple delays and rumours of extensive reshoots to being caught up in the middle of the Disney/Fox merger, the latest entry in the X-Men franchise has seen its fair share of issues. With its long-overdue release now […]

The New Mutants director teases Demon Bear with behind-the-scenes photo

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With less than a month to go until the release of The New Mutants, Fox’s troubled and oft-delayed X-Men spinoff movie, director Josh Boone has taken to Instagram to reveal that he’s completed post-production work on the superhero horror – and in doing so, he’s also offered up a glimpse of the movie’s villain, the […]

Drew Goddard to write and direct X-Force movie, Deadpool and Cable confirmed

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Having flirted with the superhero genre on Sony’s abandoned Spider-Man spinoff The Sinister Six and Netflix’s Marvel series Daredevil, Drew Goddard has now signed on to write and direct the X-Men spinoff X-Force for 20th Century Fox. Deadline reports that regular X-Men producers Simon Kinberg and Lauren Shuler Donner will produce along with Deadpool star […]

Original X-Force director reveals his cancelled trilogy plans

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Jeff Wadlow, the original director for Fox’s cancelled X-Force film, has revealed his plans for a trilogy. Before Deadpool became a global box office success, Fox had plans to produce a trilogy of X-Force films. Kick Ass 2‘s Jeff Wadlow was lined up to direct but after Deadpool hit the big time, the films were […]

The New Mutants gets a new TV spot

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With just a month to go until the release of The New Mutants, a new TV spot has arrived online for 20th Century Studios and Marvel Entertainment’s upcoming X-Men horror spinoff which you can watch below… SEE ALSO: The New Mutants tracking lowest box office opening of any Fox Marvel movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SadS6MNi40w&fbclid=IwAR39sA5t5I1cbwYT_0c9gjPCN2PakvnjAj1xMrCkxa_Nct6iS2LuN955O-s SEE ALSO: The […]

The New Mutants star Anya Taylor-Joy teases Magik’s role in the final X-Men film

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After years after numerous delays and Disney acquiring Fox (now called 20th Century Studios), the final X-Men movie from the 20th Century Fox era, The New Mutants, is set to be released this April after two years of delays. In a recent interview with MovieWeb, The New Mutants star Anya Taylor-Joy spoke about her role as Magik and how excited […]