New Mutants Creator Slams Studio For Misspelling His Name In Credits
Yikes. Here’s a typo that hurts a little bit. According to a recent piece in Heroic Hollywood, one of the co-creators of The New Mutants comics is speaking out at some liberties and a whopping mistake that appear in the film.
If you’ve been following along with MickeyBlog then you know that this film has been the victim of Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox as well as other factors (like COVID-19) that have seen its official cinematic release date pushed back for over TWO YEARS! The film was originally set to be released in April of 2018 but didn’t actually come out until this week. Response has been lackluster at best and the film isn’t faring well with critics.
To add insult to injury, Bob McLeod, one of the comic book artists known for co-creating The New Mutants is now speaking out about the X-Men spin-off. McLeod was a penciler on the first three issues of the series alongside X-Men legend Chrs Claremont. In a recent facebook post McLeod had some things to say about the way the characters in the film were changed as well as one very embarrassing typo. Let’s take a look.
https://www.facebook.com/mcleod.bob/posts/10221448415734114
As you can see from the post above McLeod was frustrated that several aspects of the characters had been changed. Most notably is the studio’s decision to cast a white actor in the role of Roberto who in the comics is dark-skinned. He calls this “Yet another example of Hollywood white-washing.” Then he goes on to point out that his name was misspelled in the credits, “Apparently they’ve credited someone named Bob MacLeod as co-creator. The couldn’t even be bothered to check the spelling of my name sometime in the last three years.” He adds, “And this can’t be fixed. That will be in the movie forever.”
New Mutants is out in cinemas now. Here’s the official synopsis:
In this terrifying, action-fueled film based on the MARVEL comic series, five young people who demonstrate special powers are brought to a secret institution to undergo treatments they are told will cure them of the dangers of their powers. Included are Danielle Moonstar aka Mirage (Blu Hunt), who creates illusions from other people’s fears; Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams), who transforms into the werewolf Wolfsbane; Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton), who, as Cannonball, can fly at jet speeds protected by a force field; Roberto da Costa aka Sunspot (Henry Zaga), who absorbs and channels solar power; and Illyana Rasputin aka Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy). The younger sister of Colossus, Magik becomes encased in armor at will and wields a soulsword that amplifies her multiple superhuman and psychic abilities.
Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga) to share their stories about when their powers first manifested, the five “patients” come to understand that they are in a class of people called mutants, who have historically been marginalized and feared. As they relive their origin stories, their memories seem to turn into terrifying realities. Soon, they question what is real and what isn’t, and it becomes clear that the institution isn’t what it seems. Now the question is — why are they being held captive? And who is trying to destroy them? The tension and horror mount in this white-knuckle thrill ride directed by Josh Boone and co-written by Boone and Knate Lee.
The film was directed by Josh Boone and is based on a script that he co-wrote with Knate Lee. The film stars Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, and Henry Zaga.
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Source: Heroic Hollywood
