There was a time when we weren’t sure if Josh Boone‘s The New Mutants was going to be rated PG-13, as originally intended, or if re-shoots would bring the film into theaters with a much darker R rating. But we recently learned straight from Boone himself that the film was *always* going to be a PG-13 affair, and at no point did that ever actually change.
Boone had noted over on Instagram earlier this year, “The movie has always been and always will be PG-13. There was never a plan for an R-rated movie.“
So it should come as no surprise that the MPAA has now officially handed The New Mutants that PG-13 rating. The Dream Warriors-esque superhero movie is rated PG-13 for:
“Violent content, some disturbing/bloody images, some strong language, thematic elements and suggestive material.”
In the film, “Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.”
The New Mutants and their powers will finally be unleashed on April 3, 2020.
