We heard The New Mutants was aiming for a horror vibe, but debuting its first trailer in the middle of the night on Friday the 13th pretty much confirms the idea (it also opens on a Friday the 13th). The movie, a spin-off from the X-Men franchise, is based on the 1980s Marvel comic book series of the same name, particularly its darker run written by co-creator Chris Claremont and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz.
Described as “a haunted house movie with a bunch of hormonal teenagers” and a cross between The Breakfast Club and’ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by 20th Century Fox chairman and CEO Stacey Snider, New Mutants stars a hot young cast as mutant heroes Cannonball, Magik, Wolfsbane, Sunspot and Mirage. They’re overseen by a mutant doctor named Cecilia Reyes while locked in a secret facility.
Watch the first trailer below.
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Directed by:
Josh Boone, whose last movie was the teen romance drama The Fault in Our Stars.
Written by:
Boone, Scott Neustadter (The Fault In Our Stars), Michael H. Weber (The Fault in Our Stars) and Knate Lee (Kidnap).
Starring:
Anya Taylor-Joy (Split), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things), Alice Braga (Queen of the South), Blu Hunt (The Originals) and Henry Zaga (Teen Wolf).
Official Synopsis:
“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.” (via 20th Century Fox)
Release Date:
April 13, 2018.
