‘New Mutants’ Trailer: The Superhero Movie Heads Into Horror
“This isn’t a hospital, it’s a haunted house!”
Directed byJosh Boone(The Fault in Our Stars),New Mutantsboasts an all-star cast of talented rising actors includingGame of Thrones’Maisie Williams,The Witch’sAnya Taylor-Joy, andStranger Things’Charlie Heaton. But it won’t be your standard superhero flick of the month — Boone promises a claustrophic, horror-inspired spin-off film centered around some of the lesser knownX-Mencharacters. Hey, going different worked forDeadpool.
Watch the New Mutants Trailer
New Mutantsbegan production only three months ago, but the new trailer shows that the movie has a firm grasp of its horror identity. Five children are unwillingly kept in a “hospital” where Dr. Cecilia (Alicia Braga) asks them intimate questions about strange occurrences and mutants. But the facade soon falls apart as the kids start to get attacked and chased by mysterious entities within the building, like a masked man, and beings in the walls (appropriately very reminiscent ofStranger Things). Convinced that they’re trapped in a building haunted by ghosts, the kids try to escape from the terrifying building, and the even more terrifying Dr. Cecilia.
The eerie atmosphere of is compounded by the haunting children’s song playing throughout, and by Braga’s cold performance as Dr. Cecilia, which has shades of the most infamous cinematic medical professional, Nurse Ratched. The main kids look the part too — bedraggled, wide-eyed, and generally looking as un-superheroic as possible.
Boone haspromisedthatNew Mutantswill be “a full-fledged horror movie set within the X-Men universe. There are no costumes. There are no supervillains. We’re trying to do something very,verydifferent.” With the limited setting and the small ensemble of characters,New Mutantsseems like it will play as a “bottle episode” type of superhero film, which would be a breath of fresh air in the increasingly convoluted and expansiveX-Mencinematic universe.Deadpoolbenefited from having a standalone story separate from the rest of the well-knownX-Mencharacters, and it looks likeNew Mutantswill take a similar approach.
Here’s the official synopsis forNew Mutants:
Held in a secret facility against their will, five new mutants have to battle the dangers of their powers, as well as the sins of their past. They aren’t out to save the world — they’re just trying to save themselves.
New MutantsstarsMaisie Williamsas Wolfsbane,Anya Taylor-Joyas Majik,Charlie Heatonas Cannonball,Henry Zagaas Sunspot,Blu Huntas Danielle Moonstar, andAlicia Bragaas Dr. Cecilia Reyes.
