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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
‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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