X-Men Franchise Entry New Mutants Going Full Horror
The X-Men universe is known for being bombastic, exciting, and full of incredible superpowers. However, that doesn’t mean that it’s all fluff and lightness. Some of the themes over the years have been downright terrifying. That world would make a wonderful foundation for a horror movie, if done right. Apparently, that’s precisely what New Mutants director Josh Boone is planning.
Boone tells EW, “We are making a full-fledged horror movie set within the X-Men universe. There are no costumes. There are no supervillains. We’re trying to do something very, very different.
A source tells the site, “Held in a secret facility against their will, five new mutants have to battle the dangers of their powers, as well as the sins of their past. They aren’t out to save the world — they’re just trying to save themselves.”
With Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones”) as Woflsbane and Anya Taylor-Joy (Split, Morgan, The Witch) as Magik, it sounds like this spin-off might mix two genres in ways never before done. When was the last time anyone can remember a superhero movie mixing with horror with an emphasis on the latter?
New Mutants goes into production in July with a spring 2018 release date.
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