The New Mutants Movie

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Who's Involved:

Anya Taylor-Joy, Scott Neustadter, Josh Boone, Alice Braga, Maisie Williams, Karen Rosenfelt, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner, Michael H. Weber, Charlie Heaton, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga

Release Date:

Friday, August 28, 2020 Nationwide

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
violent content, some disturbing/bloody images, some strong language, thematic elements and suggestive material
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

A new group of teenaged mutant superheroes which includes include Native American Danielle Moonstar, Scots girl Wolfsbane, Brazilian ladies man Sunspot, a Kentuckian code-named Cannonball and Russian teen Magik all train at the Xavier Institute.

modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com


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Who stars in The New Mutants: Cast List

... Illyana Rasputin / Magik

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Nosferatu  

... Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane

Early Man, The Forest of Hands and Teeth  

... Sam Guthrie / Cannonball

Shut In, Billy Knight  

... Roberto "Bobby" da Costa / Sunspot

 

... Danielle Moonstar / Psyche

 

... Dr. Cecilia Reyes

Soul (re-release), The Shack  

Who's making The New Mutants: Crew List

A look at the The New Mutants behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Josh Boone last directed The Fault In Our Stars and Stuck in Love. The film's writer Josh Boone last wrote Pretenders and Stuck in Love.

Director

Josh Boone

Producers

Lauren Shuler Donner
Simon Kinberg
Karen Rosenfelt

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Production: What we know about The New Mutants?

Key Facts

  1. Charlie Heaton will play Sam Guthrie, also known as Cannonball, a teen who propels himself into the air and is invulnerable while doing so (Hollywood Reporter, 5/31/17).
  2. Rosario Dawson will play Dr. Cecilia Reyes, a medical doctor who has the ability to generate a protective bio-field around herself and serves as a mentor for the young superheroes (Hollywood Reporter, 5/25/17).
  3. Anya Taylor-Joy is playing Illyana Rasputin, code-named Magik, a girl who has learned sorcery and uses teleportation discs to travel. Maisie Williams is Rahne Sinclair, aka Wolfsbane, a girl struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf (Hollywood Reporter, 5/25/17).
  4. Spinoff of the X-Men franchise. Based on the Marvel Comics series first created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2020 - January: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2017 - October: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2017 - June: The film was set to Production  status.

    Shooting starts July 2017 in Boston, MA.

  4. 2017 - May: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Headed toward an early July 2017 start.

  5. 2017 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  6. 2016 - August: The film was set to Development  status.

    Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (The Fault in Our Stars) are working on a new script.

  7. 2015 - May: The film was set to Development  status.

The New Mutants Release Date: When was the film released?

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The New Mutants was a Nationwide release in 2020 on Friday, August 28, 2020. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Fatima, The Faceless Man and Rogue.

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