New Mutants New Mutants News and Discussion - Part 1

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[Sithborg]

Hurry up and get me a new damn trailer!!!!

 

[SumT]

trailer 2 in January, just 3 months before release. I think they did that with Xma and DOFP too

 

[NotNickFury]

Yeah. The first trailer, in five days anyway, was only a month ago. I imagine anything else we see would be in the new year, as far as a full trailer goes. Then after that, things would ramp up, probably.

 

[Smilodon]

The young mutants find a hiding place in the hospital where they live. There, there is a lie detector and they decide to find out a little more about each one.

First to sit in the chair, Roberto da Costa, the Solar Spot, says he has already had several girls. The machine, however, says otherwise. When confronted with the truth that he has never been with anyone, there is a quick frame that shows a little of his powers. In the panel, Henry Zaga stated that the character suffers an accident still in Brazil and is sent to the hospital commanded by Dr. Cecilia Reyes ( Alice Braga ).

Little by little, each character faces the lie detector, and at these times, some of their powers are shown. In one passage, Maisie Williams growls as she begins her transformation into Lupine.

The whole scene has a very young climate, despite the somber air of the scene. They are curious and provocative with each other, but little by little a feeling of safe environment emerges. That there they may be themselves, despite their traumas of the past. It is a group of tragic heroes.

However, who stands out in the scene is Magic, character of Anya Taylor-Joy . With an insolence typical of her age, she uses the lie detector and says that she is in that place because she has already killed 18 men. One by one. In a moment of more action, she seems to conjure up a power sword and attacks Danielle Moonstar, the Mirage.

A write up of the teaser footage shown today!

https://omelete.uol.com.br/filmes/n...stra-a-relacao-entre-os-jovens-protagonistas/

 

[Weather Witch]

Sounds great! Can't wait for the second trailer next year! t:

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

A write up of the teaser footage shown today!

https://omelete.uol.com.br/filmes/n...stra-a-relacao-entre-os-jovens-protagonistas/

Sounds awesome, can’t wait

 

[Smilodon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9017&v=8WoPzbr2VJ8

Video of Boone/Knate interview following their presentation at CCXP. Nothing particularly new, other than the fact that the film has had test screenings recently and Boone teasing how it is connected to the greater X-Men universe.

 

[psylockolussus]

I hope the new trailer would look expensive and not TV looking.

 

[LoganGambit87]

Boone offered up some details about New Mutants including how he pitched it as a trilogy:

“We brought it to Fox as a trilogy of films, really all based on that long run by [Bill] Sienkiewicz, and kind of incorporates some stuff from later issues in the ’80s. These are all going to be horror movies, and they’re all be their own distinct kind of horror movies. This is certainly the ‘rubber-reality’ supernatural horror movie. The next one will be a completely different kind of horror movie. Our take was just go examine the horror genre through comic book movies and make each one its own distinct sort of horror film. Drawing from the big events that we love in the comics.”

Boone says he was inspired by films, books, and a very specific run of the New Mutants comics:

“Our whole pitch for this series was based on Bill Sienkiewicz run with Chris Claremont [The New Mutants vol. 1 #18–31, 35–38], so it’s very much when New Mutants became dark and surreal and more horror driven. We were incredibly inspired by the Demon Bear story which is probably the best, well-known New Mutants story. We also drew on movies like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Stephen King stuff, and even Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.”

Stacey Snider, chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox, has previously talked about New Mutants and what fans can expect:

“New Mutants is about these teenagers who are just coming into their powers. It’s like watching mutants go through adolescence and they have no impulse control, so they’re dangerous. The only solution is to put them in a Breakfast Club detention/Cuckoo’s Nest institutional setting. It protects the people on the outside, but it’s strange and combustible inside. The genre is like a haunted-house movie with a bunch of hormonal teenagers. We haven’t seen it as a superhero movie whose genre is more like The Shining than “we’re teenagers let’s save the world.”

- Boone talked about how the comics dictated the movie. The film had to be a horror movie that happened to have superheroes inside of it.

- Boone said New Mutants absolutely takes place in the same universe as X-Men, Logan and Deadpool and we’d know a lot more after we see the movie.

- Co-writer Knate Lee said they drew real inspiration from the Demon Bear saga by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz.

- When picking the characters that would appear in the first film, Boone said they picked the characters that meant the most to them. But fans can look forward to Warlock in the sequel.

- The group talked about how they didn’t change the DNA of the characters. They are true to the comics and the powers are the same.

- Boone and Lee revealed they are thinking about filming the sequel in Brazil.

- Boone went on to say Sunspot’s dad will play a role in the franchise. If you’re not familiar with his dad, his name is Emmanuel da Costa and in the comics is in bed with the Hellfire Club.

- Boone stressed how important it was to them to find a Brazilian actor to play the Brazilian role (Sunspot). If you’re not familiar with his powers, Sunspot has the ability to absorb and channel solar power.

- The movie isn’t about the end of the world and the New Mutants having to save everyone. It’s about trying to save your friends and is performance-driven.

- The film follows the characters as they are just discovering their powers while also dealing with hormonal changes from just being a teenager.

- When Boone was writing the first draft of the script, he sent Sienkiewicz the draft and ideas for what he wanted to do. After he read it, he told Boone they had it figured out. But he also stressed the movie is not an exact copy of the comic. They used what was done before as inspiration and created their own thing.

- The group talked about how the reason the mutants are locked up is due to the powers being terrifying and not awesome. While people might think having mutant powers would be the best thing that could ever happen to them, what about the time before you know what your powers are and how to control them? Before you even know who you are because you’re still growing up. New Mutants explores these themes.

- Boone talked about the importance of the actors felling comfortable around one another because he believes it helps the performances. To make that happen they rehearsed for three weeks and lived at the same hotel together for four months.

- They all talked about making sure the comics were always around on set for inspiration.

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[Weather Witch]

Another one
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[GuestStar2004]

Sounds like Boone has plans.

 

[NotNickFury]

I'm just glad to see that Boone went out of his way to get Sienkiewicz's input when he could've gone at it all on his own without any word from any of the creators.

 

[Mr. Peanut]

I really wonder what those connections to the greater X-men universe will be. Maybe we'll see a cameo from someone? Although from what he said it sounds more like the connection might be part of some story element or background detail.

 

[terry78]

I'm wondering if he's gonna try for an R rating or if he can get what he wants across with a hard PG-13.

 

[Smilodon]

I really wonder what those connections to the greater X-men universe will be. Maybe we'll see a cameo from someone? Although from what he said it sounds more like the connection might be part of some story element or background detail.

Colossus and Magik's relationship is probably the big one, as is Emmanuel da Costa. Those two could help link it within the greater X-universe at hand. Dark Phoenix could even have Roberto's dad so...

 

[psylockolussus]

I'm wondering if he's gonna try for an R rating or if he can get what he wants across with a hard PG-13.

This is not getting a R rating. They would have announced it before if that's the case but who knows. New Mutants shouldn't be a R rated film and super dark and creepy IMO.

 

[LoganGambit87]

pretty sure boone said it was pg 13

 

[psylockolussus]

Yeah I think he did.

 

[C. Lee]

I have stayed out of this forum to keep from getting spoiled on things.....so when I saw the trailer tonight when I went to the movies.....I have to say....what the **** was that? The movie is being promoted as the next teenage horror movie of the week? Decades ago I bought and read a Marvel comic book called THE NEW MUTANTS....it was XMEN with teenagers again. This trailer looked nothing like that.

 

[psylockolussus]

It doesn't look like the New Mutants and it doesn't feel like the New mutants at all. They really should have showcased the mutant abilities of these characters. First look is very important especially the first trailer, and this one didn't do it's job.

So hopefully, the next trailer would have less horror and actual mutants with abilities. This could end up a good movie but as of now I don't like what I'm seeing.

 

[DACrowe]

I have stayed out of this forum to keep from getting spoiled on things.....so when I saw the trailer tonight when I went to the movies.....I have to say....what the **** was that? The movie is being promoted as the next teenage horror movie of the week? Decades ago I bought and read a Marvel comic book called THE NEW MUTANTS....it was XMEN with teenagers again. This trailer looked nothing like that.

And that is why the trailer is so intriguing to some. Or at least a potential promise. It isn't just "X-Men again." We've seen X-Men again and again. That it looks nothing like any other superhero movie is a blessing. However, whether it actually works? Well, that remains to be seen. Yes, it needs to distinguish itself from other horror movies beyond its hook, and time will tell.

 

[GuestStar2004]

The next trailer will probably focus abit more on them being mutants with powers

 

[psylockolussus]

And that is why the trailer is so intriguing to some. Or at least a potential promise. It isn't just "X-Men again." We've seen X-Men again and again. That it looks nothing like any other superhero movie is a blessing. However, whether it actually works? Well, that remains to be seen. Yes, it needs to distinguish itself from other horror movies beyond its hook, and time will tell.

New Mutants aren't just the X-Men. If you read the comics, you would know that there's difference between two teams, at least the first run.

 

[DACrowe]

New Mutants aren't just the X-Men. If you read the comics, you would know that there's difference between two teams, at least the first run.

They deal with more supernatural stuff? Great. I did read plenty of X-Men, but I admittedly didn't pick up New Mutants for the same reason as how C. Lee described viewing it decades ago: "It's X-Men with teenagers again."

If they do deal with more supernatural stuff as well, take that to a place that you can only go in movies, as opposed to trying to make the movie look like every other superhero film.