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‘New Mutants’ Reshoots to Insert Additional Character Into Film?!
Josh Boone‘s New Mutants comic book adaptation is currently in post-production. Part of the process is a series of test-screenings, which allegedly didn’t go so well. Insiders tell us there were a plethora of issues, which has Fox sending Boone back for a series of reshoots. Additional photography is not uncommon, however, we’re told this is more than a band-aid.
There’s a bit of confirmation to our Intel hiding within an article over at THR, which discusses internal fears at Fox over Disney’s looming acquisition of the company. While the execs within the studio “are going 100 miles per hour,” says one involved, they have no idea what the Mouse will do once the deal is approved and executed.
For now, they’re working on several secret projects and spinoffs, all while trying to get their Gambit solo film off the ground and fix their troubled X-Men spinoff, New Mutants.
The article states that the horror-themed New Mutants will undergo a round of additional photography this summer, while adding this bombshell: it will insert a new character into the thriller that is now dated for Feb. 22, 2019.
Who could the new character be? As it stands, New Mutants features Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) as Wolfsbane with Anya Taylor-Joy (Split) appearing as Magik, Henry Zaga as Sunspot, Charlie Heaton as Cannonball, and Blu Hunt as Mirage. Alice Braga will be co-star as Dr. Cecilia Reyes, a doctor that has mutant abilities.
Boone told IGN back in October that he wanted to see “characters like Karma and Warlock” (yes, please!) in the sequel, which makes this interesting speculation. Also, with Deadpool arriving soon, and Gambit and X-Force on the horizon, would it be that crazy to see Deadpool, Cable or even an X-Men (Professor X?) injected into the film?
Speaking of, Channing Tatum‘s long-in-development Gambit is still looking for a director, added the article on THR. A new draft of the script is expected in March and it is greenlit, meaning that the studio has budgeted it. They truly are moving at 100 miles an hour.
What do you guys think they’ll do with New Mutants?
Comics
‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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