Anastasia is a 1997 American animated epic musical alternative history film produced by Fox Animation Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox, directed by former. After being in development for years, New Mutants is picking up serious steam. The movie already has a release date set for next year, and a few weeks ago cast Anya. 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. X Men Spinoff New Mutants Will Be a Horror Movie. Every time a comic book movie director claims that his movie will be very different from other superhero movies, an angel loses its wings and gains heat vision. But New Mutants director Josh Boone swears that his X Men spin off will forego all those costumes and supervillains, and go full fledged horror movie instead because horror is the new trend now. To be fair, the source material for New Mutants, the 1. Marvel Comics storyline The Demon Bear Saga, lends itself to the horror genre, and we are already greatly anticipating the spinoff film anyway with the casting of Game of Thrones Maisie Williams and Splits Anya Taylor Joy. KtDYgbwE/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Magik Full Movie ' title='Magik Full Movie ' />The cast of 20th Century Foxs upcoming New Mutants film is beginning to take shape. Inspired by the XMen spinoff comic of the same name, fans have wondered which. Cult Horror Movies Peter & The Wolf. But Boone wants you to know that New Mutants isnt like other X Men films. The X Men universe, despite being home to one of the most incomprehensible superhero movie timelines, boasts some of the most creative and groundbreaking films and TV shows in the comic book movie genre. The eye popping FX series Legion and James Mangolds masterful genre transcending Logan are prime examples of this. But perhaps New Mutants director Josh Boone is referring to the classic X Men movies by Bryan Singer, which brought on the modern era of superhero movies and notoriously refused to let their heroes wear their iconic bright yellow costumes dressing them instead in black leather suits. Boone told Entertainment Weekly that his film will be different because it apparently forgoes all these things including the traditional trappings of the superhero movie itself. Because New Mutants is not a superhero movie, but a horror film We are making a full fledged horror movie set within the X Men universe. There are no costumes. There are no supervillains. Were trying to do something very, very different. Boone will be taking inspiration from Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewiczs early 8. New Mutants, in which the teenage students of Charles Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters found themselves isolated from the world by a freak snowstorm and forced to overcome their own differences to save themselves from a demonic bear. The storyline delighted Boone as a child, who called it a darker and more surreal and impressionistic X Men series than wed ever seen before. It felt like Stephen King meets John Hughes. Boone wouldnt divulge any plot details, but a source told Entertainment Weekly that the movie will follow the mutants when their powers are new 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 arent out to save the world theyre just trying to save themselves. Williams and Taylor Joy have been confirmed to play Wolfsbane and Magik, respectively, and Rosario Dawson and 1. Reasons Why actor Henry Saga have been rumored to be circling parts in the movie. Okay, Im fine with New Mutants being a horror movie. In fact, I think its a fantastic angle to take, and that the superhero genre is so malleable that it can present a new take on any genre Logan did so with the western, Captain America Civil War with the spy thriller, Ant Man with the heist film. New Mutants is expected to begin production in July and is scheduled to hit theaters April 1. Cool Posts From Around the Web.