The New Mutants Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Everyone Has Demons.

May. 15, 2020

The New Mutants

Release Date: Friday, August 28, 2020 Nationwide

Simon Kinberg, Anya Taylor-Joy, Lauren Shuler Donner, Blu Hunt, Alice Braga, Maisie Williams, Karen Rosenfelt, Scott Neustadter, Josh Boone, Michael H. Weber, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga

PG-13 Action N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

A new group of teenaged mutant superheroes which includes include Native American Danielle Moonstar, Scots girl Wolfsbane, Brazilian ladies man Sunspot, a Kentuckian code-named Cannonball and Russian teen Magik all train at the Xavier Institute.

Cited as modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com

Action Sci-Fi Spin-off Superhero

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The New Mutants.

A
Anya Taylor-Joy
... Illyana Rasputin / Magik

The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Glass
Maisie Williams
... Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane

Then Came You, Heatstroke
C
Charlie Heaton
... Sam Guthrie / Cannonball

No Future, The Souvenir Part II
H
Henry Zaga
... Roberto "Bobby" da Costa / Sunspot
B
Blu Hunt
... Danielle Moonstar / Psyche
Alice Braga
... Dr. Cecilia Reyes

The Shack, Hypnotic

Crew Behind the Film

The The New Mutants behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Josh Boone last directed The Fault In Our Stars and Stuck in Love. The film's writer Josh Boone last wrote Pretenders and Stuck in Love.

Director: Josh Boone
Screenwriters: Josh Boone
Scott Neustadter
Michael H. Weber
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner
Simon Kinberg
Karen Rosenfelt

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: Genre Company; The Donners' Company

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violent content, some disturbing/bloody images, some strong language, thematic elements and suggestive material
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Everyone Has Demons.
Also known as: X-Men: The New Mutants
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The New Mutants movie trailers and clips.

Action

The New Mutants Official Trailer

Action

The New Mutants Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The New Mutants movie production.

Key Facts

Charlie Heaton will play Sam Guthrie, also known as Cannonball, a teen who propels himself into the air and is invulnerable while doing so (Hollywood Reporter, 5/31/17).
Rosario Dawson will play Dr. Cecilia Reyes, a medical doctor who has the ability to generate a protective bio-field around herself and serves as a mentor for the young superheroes (Hollywood Reporter, 5/25/17).
Anya Taylor-Joy is playing Illyana Rasputin, code-named Magik, a girl who has learned sorcery and uses teleportation discs to travel. Maisie Williams is Rahne Sinclair, aka Wolfsbane, a girl struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf (Hollywood Reporter, 5/25/17).
Spinoff of the X-Men franchise. Based on the Marvel Comics series first created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod.

Production Updates

Jan 2020

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Oct 2017

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Jun 2017

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Shooting starts July 2017 in Boston, MA.

May 2017

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Headed toward an early July 2017 start.

Apr 2017

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Aug 2016

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (The Fault in Our Stars) are working on a new script.

May 2015

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The New Mutants was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 28, 2020. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Fatima, Still Here and Bill & Ted Face The Music.

Movie Theaters

2020-08-28 Nationwide

United States

Streaming

On DVD, Blu-ray & 4K

2020-06-00 DVD

Estimated

Digital (Ultra HD) & more