Although the last FoxX-Menfilm,The New Mutants, received largely negative feedback from both audiences and critics, the Marvel movie is getting a fresh start on Disney+ in the United States, arriving on October 14. It will join other October additions to the streaming service, such as the new Marvel specialWerewolf By Night.
The New Mutantsis set in theX-Mencinematic universe and follows a group of five teenagers with mutant abilities who are imprisoned in a secret medical facility run by Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga). The five teenage mutants—Magik, Cannonball, Mirage, Wolfsbane, and Sunspot—were told they would be trained to use their new abilities. They are all subjected to procedures that are supposed to cure them, but their recollections quickly become terrifying as they begin to question their stay in the medical institute.
With a 2018 release date in mind, the movie version of the Marvel Comics franchise,New Mutants, began filming in 2017. However,The New Mutantswasn’t released until 2020 as a result of numerous setbacks, including a round of reshoots, a Disney and 20th Century Fox merging dilemma, and the then-rising COVID-19 cases, which hugely affected the movie industry. The 90s-horror inspiredX-Menfilm didn’t sit well with fans and has left theX-Menfranchise in worse box office condition, grossing just $49 million. And even though the film boasts a set of rising stars, includingAnya Taylor-Joy(The Witch),Maisie Williams(Game of Thrones),Blu Hunt(Another Life),Charlie Heaton(Stranger Things), andHenry Zaga(Trinkets),The New Mutantsonly received a 35% critics' score and a 56% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The initialX-Menfilms have long been respected and loved by fans, but apart fromThe New Mutants, the last twoX-Menfilms,Dark PhoenixandApocalypse, were critically lambasted. TheX-Mencharacters have now been reported to receive a Marvel Cinematic Universe reimagining, with Professor Charles Xavier, played byPatrick Stewart, making an appearance inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But until then, die-hard X-Men fans will still have to wait until further announcements are released.
Josh BoonedirectedThe New Mutantsfrom a script co-written withKnate Lee.The New Mutantshas had one of the most often delayed releases in the recent decade, which only amplified the audiences' expectations of the film. But although it barely received favorable feedback, it’s getting a new lease of life through Disney+. You can watch the trailer and read the synopsis below.
“20th Century Fox in association with Marvel Entertainment presents “The New Mutants,” an original horror thriller set in an isolated hospital where a group of young mutants is being held for psychiatric monitoring. When strange occurrences begin to take place, both their new mutant abilities and their friendships will be tested as they battle to try and make it out alive.”
