032 | W W W.SCI FI N OW.CO.U K
BIG MOVIE
New Mutants
to apparently attempt to control
their powers and overcome their
personal demons. “It’s like John
Hughes meets Stephen King I guess,”
Boone continues.
The initial trailer for The New
Mutants certainly revealed a darker
tone, and it’s reportedly one of the
reasons why it has taken so long
for it to be released. Boone’s fi lm
has been in development limbo
since it originally fi nished shooting
back in 2017. Its initial 2018 release
date has been delayed a number of
times due to reported clashes with
other movies in the X-Men universe,
as well re-shoots being ordered
to reportedly darken the tone of
the movie, with test audiences
apparently reacting favourably to
the horror vibe of the fi lm.
Whether that’s the case or not,
when SciFiNow visited the movie’s
set we got the defi nite spooky vibe
as we wandered through the creepy
halls of the medical facility where
the movie is set. Though some of the
interiors were built separately, the
cast did actually fi lm the movie in
a real medical facility built in 1892.
“Well, you guys can see the location
IT MAY HAVE BEEN A LONG
TIME COMING, BUT THE NEW
MUTANTS, THE LATEST MEMBER OF
THE X-MEN CANNON IS HERE AND
THE EMPHASIS IS ON THIS BEING
DIFFERENT TO ANY OTHER X-MEN
FILM WE’VE SEEN BEFORE.
“We deal with things that have
certainly never been dealt with in
any other X-Men movies, and the
kids don’t talk like anyone in X-Men^
movies really,” says director Josh
Boone when we speak to him about
the fi lm. “It’s just sort of a different
world and a different tone.”
Based on the 1982 Marvel graphic
novel written by Chris Claremont
and illustrated by Bob McLeod, the
fi lm follows fi ve mutants: Rahne,
Illyana, Sam, Danielle and Roberto
who are being held at a secret
facility with the mysterious Dr Reyes
WE SPEAK TO THE KIDS
AND ADULTS OF THE HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED ADDITION TO
THE X-MEN FRANCHISE: THE
NEW MUTANTS
WORDS ADAM TANSWELL
032 | W W W.SCI FI N OW.CO.U K
BIG MOVIE
New Mutants
to apparently attempt to control
their powers and overcome their
personal demons. “It’s like John
Hughes meets Stephen King I guess,”
Boone continues.
The initial trailer for The New
Mutants certainly revealed a darker
tone, and it’s reportedly one of the
reasons why it has taken so long
for it to be released. Boone’s fi lm
has been in development limbo
since it originally fi nished shooting
back in 2017. Its initial 2018 release
date has been delayed a number of
times due to reported clashes with
other movies in the X-Men universe,
as well re-shoots being ordered
to reportedly darken the tone of
the movie, with test audiences
apparently reacting favourably to
the horror vibe of the fi lm.
Whether that’s the case or not,
when SciFiNow visited the movie’s
set we got the defi nite spooky vibe
as we wandered through the creepy
halls of the medical facility where
the movie is set. Though some of the
interiors were built separately, the
cast did actually fi lm the movie in
a real medical facility built in 1892.
“Well, you guys can see the location
IT MAY HAVE BEEN A LONG
TIME COMING, BUT THE NEW
MUTANTS, THE LATEST MEMBER OF
THE X-MEN CANNON IS HERE AND
THE EMPHASIS IS ON THIS BEING
DIFFERENT TO ANY OTHER X-MEN
FILM WE’VE SEEN BEFORE.
“We deal with things that have
certainly never been dealt with in
any other X-Men movies, and the
kids don’t talk like anyone in X-Men^
movies really,” says director Josh
Boone when we speak to him about
the fi lm. “It’s just sort of a different
world and a different tone.”
Based on the 1982 Marvel graphic
novel written by Chris Claremont
and illustrated by Bob McLeod, the
fi lm follows fi ve mutants: Rahne,
Illyana, Sam, Danielle and Roberto
who are being held at a secret
facility with the mysterious Dr Reyes
WE SPEAK TO THE KIDS
AND ADULTS OF THE HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED ADDITION TO
THE X-MEN FRANCHISE: THE
NEW MUTANTS
WORDS ADAM TANSWELL
