Monstrous Buzz: New Mutants Coming Friday!
While the DC universe prepared to blow up, the Marvel Universe is preparing to… um, contract. Expand? Split?
Concurrently all of the above? Who knows?
However, what we do know is The New Mutants explode into theaters on August 28.
5 days. 5 mutants. finally. #NewMutants is in theaters this friday. get tickets now, https://t.co/yEuEZJ5Lxk pic.twitter.com/Z2fb6965n8
— New Mutants (@NewMutantsFilm) August 23, 2020
Yes, we know — even now — it feels doubtful that the movie will actually arrive in theaters.
But even the official Twitter account is trying to have a sense of humor about the film’s long, rocky road to debut.
“Get tix now,” said @NewMutantsFilm. “Yeah, really.”
Get tix now for #NewMutants, in theaters in 10 days. Yeah, really. https://t.co/yEuEZJ5Lxk pic.twitter.com/N8mJeYZvBP
— New Mutants (@NewMutantsFilm) August 18, 2020
And the Disney/Marvel marketing train is at FULL power.
With tweets:
a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse. but…all at once. in 1 week meet the #NewMutants in theaters on august 28. get tix now, https://t.co/yEuEZJ5Lxk pic.twitter.com/wUxmdOYMBA
— New Mutants (@NewMutantsFilm) August 21, 2020
sure, that’ll help the kids sleep better.#newmutants is in theaters aug 28. get tickets now: https://t.co/yEuEZJnmoS pic.twitter.com/BmnAnZVBoJ
— New Mutants (@NewMutantsFilm) August 19, 2020
it’s really happening. #NewMutants is coming to theaters on august 28. get tickets now, https://t.co/yEuEZJnmoS pic.twitter.com/x6XSfncnnc
— New Mutants (@NewMutantsFilm) August 20, 2020
And new posters:
As well as a new clip:
Moreover, a teaser featuring the full cast explaining the plot of the movie:
And then there is D23.com, with a full feature on two of the latest posters and the above teaser.
D23 On The New Mutants
Meanwhile, The Official Disney Fanclub’s Jim Frye posted:
- It has a darker, scarier tinge than most superhero films. Each of the five main characters has suffered some sort of trauma, and writer/director Josh Boone wanted to be sure the young characters were different from those personified onscreen in previous X-Men films…
- “Although we incorporate similar themes from the comics, this is very much its own unique story,” says Boone. “Though there are references to the X-Men, and our characters know who the X-Men are, this a stand-alone world where if you took these characters and tried to place them in another X-Men movie, they would seem like outsiders.”
- “The New Mutants is very much a coming-of-age story about young adults accepting what’s happened in their pasts so they can move forward into the future,” says producer Karen Rosenfelt (the Twilight saga).
Presently, what do you think? Will you be heading to the theater this weekend to see Marvel’s latest? Or, alternately, will you wait to watch The New Mutants on video? Let us know in the comments.