It’s been a long road to the screen forThe New Mutants, the final installment of the X-Men franchise produced by the former 20th Century Fox film studio (now known as 20th Century Studios). Intended to offer a horror spin on the franchise,The New Mutantsis still targeting a (currently theoretical) August 28 premiere in theaters following various delays, reshoots, and an ongoing pandemic that has closed most of the theaters in the U.S.
Nevertheless, a new trailer forThe New Mutantssuggests that the long-delayed film will arrive in theaters injust over a month, preceded by a promotional stopover for aComic-Con At Homevirtual event on July 23.
Directed by Josh Boone from a screenplay he co-wrote with Knate Lee,The New Mutantsfollows a group of young mutants who come to believe that the hospital they think they’re living in might be something far more sinister. When they discover the truth, they must team up to escape the facility using their powerful abilities.
The film castsGame of Thronesactress Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair, a Scottish mutant with the ability to transform into a wolf-like creature;The Witchactress Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin, a Russian mutant with teleportation powers and other abilities;Stranger Things actorCharlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie, a powerful American mutant with explosive abilities; Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar, a Native American mutant with the power to manifest people’s greatest fears; and Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa, a Brazilian mutant with the ability to manipulate solar energy.
Additionally, Alice Braga plays Cecilia Reyes, a mutant doctor at the facility who has the ability to generate a protective field around herself. Antonio Banderas is also rumored to be playing a cameo role in the film.
In March, just before the coronavirus pandemic shut down U.S. theaters, Disney and 20th Century Studios released another trailer for the film.
Filming forThe New Mutantstook place in Boston throughout 2017, with the film initially scheduled to hit theaters in April 2018. That date was pushed back as script problems and reshoots reportedly put the film’s release in limbo, only to have the acquisition of 20th Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company further complicate the movie’s premiere. The latest trailer forThe New Mutantsfeatures the new, redesigned 20th Century Studios logo, which encompasses past and future studio films.
An earliertrailer for the filmwas released in January — the first preview since the studio was acquired by Disney.The New Mutantsis currently scheduled to bereleased on August 28 in U.S. theatersif they’re open at that point, but that plan seems increasingly unlikely as the pandemic continues to surge in many states.
