Another group of mutant heroes from the Marvel universe is getting their own movie at Fox. According to Deadline, The Fault in Our Stars director, Josh Boone, will be co-writing and directing The New Mutants, which will expand the X-Men cinematic universe. Writing alongside Boone is Knate Gwaltney, which Simon Kinberg and Lauren Shuler Donner.
Boone is currently working on an Anne Rice vampire film for Universal and The Stand to follow that. It seems we're still a few years away from seeing this team on the big screen. However, Kinberg is very excited about the project and about Boone being attached:
“We’re so excited to explore this new part of the X-Men universe, and so excited to do it with Josh, who is uniquely suited to tell this story about young characters.”
The New Mutants made their first appearance in 1982 in MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #4 and delivered the origin story of the young mutants learning to use their new powers. The team was originally created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod and debuted the characters Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Moonstar, Karma, and Sunspot. The series was actually where Deadpool originated from, which is currently being filmed starring Ryan Reynolds.
Which New Mutants do you want to see on the team?
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