The New Mutants

The New Mutants
Director:	Josh Boone
Writer(s):	Story by: Josh Boone Knate Gwaltney Screenplay by: Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber
Expected Release:	April 13, 2018
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The New Mutants is an upcoming film and the eleventh 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

The film will be a horror film set in the X-Men universe depicting the inner struggles of a group of adolescent mutants.

Cast

• Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin/Magik
• Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane
• Charlie Heaton as Samuel Guthrie/Cannonball
• Henry Zaga as Roberto DaCosta/Sunspot
• Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar/Mirage
• Alice Braga as Cecilia Reyes
• To-be-confirmed actor as Warlock
• To-be-confirmed actor as Demon Bear
• To-be-confirmed actor as Xi’an Coy Manh/Karma

Continuty and References to Earth-10005

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

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 the main 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 has began.

Trivia

• Director Josh Boone is a major X-Men fan and owns a large amount of their comics.
• 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.
• This will be the 4th appearance of James McAvoy as Charles Xavier and his 2nd movie with co-star Anya Taylor-Joy.
• 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.

Videos

The New Mutants Official Trailer HD 20th Century FOX

External links

• New Mutants on IMDb