The New Mutants heavily inspired by Dream Warriors

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Director Josh Boone's X-MEN horror movie THE NEW MUTANTS was supposed to hit the big screen back on April 13, 2018. Then it was delayed a whopping 10 months to February 22, 2019, before Fox eventually pushed the film back another six months to an August 2, 2019 release date.

But now we know that Disney will unleash Boone's original director's cut of the flick – without reshoots – this April. And today we have word from Boone himself that the film was inspired by THE SHINING and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS.

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Boone says:

I’d say the biggest influences for this movie were [One Flew Over the] Cuckoo’s Nest, The Shining and Dream Warriors. I do love Dream Warriors, I loved the first [Nightmare on Elm Street] as well, but this is very much a rubber reality horror movie for the first about 75% of the movie and then it becomes something else. It follows the logic of those early Wes Craven movies and all that.

Sounds good to me! Go ahead and give the film's new trailer a look-see up top and let us know what you think!

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THE NEW MUTANTS introduces

a diverse cadre of teens learning to cope with their superpowers. These new mutants find themselves held in a secret facility against their will and must battle the dangers of their powers, as well as the sins of their past.

THE NEW MUTANTS is helmed by Josh Boone (THE STAND) from a script he co-wrote with Knate Lee based on the comic series by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod. Simon Kinberg, Karen Rosenfelt, and Lauren Shuler Donner produced the movie which stars Anya Taylor-Joy (THE WITCH), Maisie Williams (GAME OF THRONES), Charlie Heaton (STRANGER THINGS), Henry Zaga (THE STAND), and Alice Braga (CITY OF GOD). Yes, it's true, Disney unleashes THE NEW MUTANTS on April 3, 2020. How excited are YOU to finally be able to see the movie? Let us know below!