THE FAULT IN OUR STARS director Josh Boone's X-Men Horror Movie THE NEW MUTANTS starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, and Charlie Heaton was supposed to be released way back in April 2018. But after countless delays, the movie has now been snatched up by Disney who now controls the fate of this side-franchise. And today we have word that Disney will release THE NEW MUTANTS in April 2020.
The premise centers on:
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin / Magik: a Russian mutant with sorcery powers, who "uses teleportation discs to travel". She is the sister of Colossus, a member of the X-Men seen in previous films in the series; Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane: a Scottish mutant "struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf"; Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie / Cannonball: a Kentuckian mutant "who can propel himself into the air and is invulnerable while doing so"; Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa / Sunspot: a Brazilian mutant "with the ability to manipulate solar energy"; Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar / Mirage: a Native American mutant "who has the power to create illusions drawn from the fears and desires of a person's mind"; and Alice Braga as Cecilia Reyes: a mentor to the group, and a medical doctor "who has the ability to generate a protective bio-field around herself".
THE NEW MUTANTS is directed by Josh Boone from a screenplay he wrote along with Knate Lee based on the characters created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod. Simon Kinberg, Karen Rosenfelt, and Lauren Shuler Donner produced. Disney will unleash THE NEW MUTANTS on April 3, 2020.
