The New Mutants trivia | 44 facts about the new film

“The New Mutants” is a new film by director, Josh Boone. It is the last film with superheroes that was produced by 20th Century Fox before it was acquired by Disney.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new film.

1. The New Mutants is a 2020 American horror film in the superhero genre
2. The film is based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name
3. It is produced by 20th Century Studios
4. It is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5. It is the thirteenth and final installment in the X-Men film series
6. The film was directed by Josh Boone
7. From a screenplay he wrote with Knate Lee
8. In the film stars Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, and Henry Zaga
9. In the film, a group of young mutants held in a secret facility fight to save themselves
10. Boone and Lee first began work on the film after Boone completed The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
11. The pair pitched a potential film trilogy to X-Men producer Simon Kinberg
12. In May 2015 were officially signed on to the project
13. Taylor-Joy and Williams were rumored to be cast in March 2016
14. This was confirmed over a year later when the rest of the cast filled out
15. Filming took place in Boston, Massachusetts, from July to September 2017, primarily at Medfield State Hospital, with an April 2018 release in mind
16. The film was then delayed while reshoots were planned and Disney began the process of acquiring production company 20th Century Fox
17. After the acquisition was completed, Boone returned to work on the film, and it was completed without reshoots in March 2020
18. Originally planned as the first in a trilogy of films, Disney’s purchase of Fox reverted the film rights to Marvel Studios, making the possibility of a trilogy unlikely
19. The New Mutants was finally released in the United States on August 28, 2020
20. The film was released after facing many delays from its original April 2018 date
21. Critics called the film “middling,” “so-so,” and “perfectly fine”
22. Nate Walcott and Mike Mogis were confirmed in December 2017 to be composing the score for the film, having worked with Boone on his previous films
23. In May 2018, Marilyn Manson announced that his cover of the song “Cry Little Sister”, which Manson debuted during his Heaven Upside Down tour, had been recorded specifically for the New Mutants soundtrack
24. The song was originally written for the film The Lost Boys (1987) by Gerard McMahon
25. In February 2020, Mark Snow was revealed to have composed the score for the final version of the film
26. Though additional music composed by Walcott and Mogis was still set to be used in the soundtrack
27. It was originally set to be released on April 13, 2018, before being delayed to February 22, 2019, to avoid Deadpool 2
28. Then it was delayed again to August 2, 2019, to avoid Dark Phoenix
29. It was delayed to April 3, 2020, by Disney after that studio acquired Fox
30. Then the film was removed from Disney’s schedule in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
31. Disney rescheduled the film for August 28, 2020 two months later
32. The various delays have led to several online commentators referring to the film as “cursed” and lamenting its bad luck
33. Boone and the film’s cast acknowledged this curse during the 2020 Comic-Con@Home convention, which included a “cheeky teaser trailer” that recounted the film’s release dates and ended with a “Fingers Crossed” note beside the August 28 date
34. Boone also revealed the various contracts signed for the film guarantee a theatrical release, preventing it from first being released on either Disney+ or Hulu
35. Originally tracking to debut to around $20 million in the United States before the pandemic
36. The New Mutants is projected to gross $5 to 10 million from 2,412 theaters in its opening weekend
37. The film made $750,000 from Thursday night previews
38. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 24%
39. Based on 29 reviews
40. With an average rating of 4.69/10
41. The website’s critics consensus reads: “Rendering a list of potentially explosive ingredients mostly inert, The New Mutants is a franchise spinoff that’s less than the sum of its super-powered parts”
42. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100
43. Based on eight critics
44. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”