THE NEW MUTANTS Is Finally Coming To Disney+ In The U.S. Right In Time For Halloween

The New Mutants was one of the most noteworthy flops of the COVID-era, and the final X-Men movie from Fox. Now, the movie is finally set to make its Disney+ debut in the U.S. right in time for Halloween...

By JoshWilding - Sep 20, 2022 02:09 PM EST

Filed Under: New Mutants

The New Mutants was supposed to be released in 2018, but due to the Disney/Fox merger and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Marvel movie didn't arrive in theaters until 2020.

A leftover from when 20th Century Fox was in charge of the X-Men franchise, there was speculation that the movie might be scrapped and never see the light of day. Crucial reshoots didn't take place and with Marvel Studios planning to reboot these mutant characters, it was obvious from the start that a sequel wasn't ever going to happen, regardless of its eventual performance.

Ultimately, The New Mutants' fate was sealed when it opened to negative reviews and dismal box office numbers. The latter were to be expected given its release in the midst of COVID, but it appears Disney was happy to just cut its losses and let the Marvel movie fade into obscurity after meeting contractual obligations to give it a big screen release.

Now, though, with Halloween fast approaching, it's been revealed that Josh Boone's movie will arrive on Disney+ in the U.S. on October 14. That makes it the latest of many X-Men movies to slowly arrive on the streaming service, though it's been available in other parts of the world for some time now.

It's a shame The New Mutants was a flop because that cast is massively talented and Boone is a good filmmaker. Hopefully, Marvel Studios will consider bringing back at least some of these actors if and when the likes of Magik and Cannonball are rebooted for the MCU.

"The New Mutants fails as a horror film, but compared to Dark Phoenix, it's a huge upgrade," we said in our review a couple of years ago, "and the young cast delivers in a way that ensures these characters get the big screen treatment they deserve...even when the movie lets them down."

Will you be watching the movie when it arrives on Disney+ next month?

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kylo0607 - 9/20/2022, 2:01 PM

Lol forgot this even existed.

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/20/2022, 2:01 PM

This entire production was a horror show.

regularmovieguy - 9/20/2022, 2:03 PM

Never ended up watching this.

DrReedRichards - 9/20/2022, 2:04 PM

@regularmovieguy -

Same. Still have it torrented in my external HDD somewhere, but I've yet to actually sit down and give it the time of day.

Unites - 9/20/2022, 2:06 PM

@regularmovieguy - I think it's a good movie. Not great, not bad either.

Reeds2Much - 9/20/2022, 3:06 PM

@regularmovieguy - I felt like New Mutants (And Morbius) was a lot like taking an unintentional two hour nap in the middle of the day. Unproductive and rather disorientating.

EgoEgor - 9/20/2022, 8:28 PM

@regularmovieguy - Never ended up finishing this. Sooo... I wouldn't recommend it.

WarMonkey - 9/21/2022, 7:56 AM

@regularmovieguy - I watched it and it was not good at all. But it's almost worth seeing just for Magik and her scenes. She was fantastic and I would love to see the actor take that character into the MCU.

MUTO123 - 9/20/2022, 2:03 PM

I've seen stoner comedies more scary than this movie.

TheWalkingCuban - 9/20/2022, 2:03 PM

I quit watching when they were sitting in a circle being counseled sort of like on Freddy three. Because I knew that the rest would not play out like Freddy three.

marvel72 - 9/20/2022, 4:55 PM

@TheWalkingCuban - Nightmare On Elm Street:Dream Warriors is the second best Freddy movie.

TheWalkingCuban - 9/20/2022, 5:25 PM

@marvel72 - I want to call it a tie with new nightmare because new nightmare has to be based off something to be as good as it is… which is why I say tied. For second place. The ORIGINAL Freddy movie is #1. A fiendish ghoul terrorizing teens in their nightmares. It is the perfect introduction and allows for 3 and new nightmare to be so good, to even exist, particularly since both movies look back to what was her name Nancy, a fantastic character player so sweetly and innocently. 3rd place for me is Freddy 4. The roach, the suckface, the pizza, so stupid and fun. Then FvJ, 2, 5, and 6. FvJ is super campy, but I loved all their interactions and fights. 2 went way off the rails. Not a bad movie actually but almost seems ignore by the others. 5 is kinda boring. And 6, dude, when I rewatched em all, I saw that 6 treated the mythos, the legend, worse than the others, the whole town being weirdly scared or not scared or something I forget, it was just off. I followed it like a story. I think maybe the son’s acting ruined it for me, or whoever the spike death guy was. Loved the depp cameo. Yeah yeah I know he was on part 1. The tampon nightmare death

MuadDib - 9/20/2022, 2:08 PM

Terrible movie. Period.

GhostDog - 9/20/2022, 2:09 PM

The production was scarier than the film itself

comicfan100 - 9/20/2022, 2:10 PM

Anya Taylor Joy as Magik carried this film on her back, but even she couldn't save it.

HagridsHole1 - 9/20/2022, 2:10 PM

I mean, it’s alright

mountainman - 9/20/2022, 2:11 PM

I thought this movie was ok. Better than Dark Phoenix in my opinion.

That being said, with all this multiverse craziness, can we still keep Anya Taylor-Joy as Ilyena and Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane? We can cut the rest but I felt those two did a good job in their roles.

DUNCAN1 - 9/20/2022, 2:29 PM

@mountainman - I agree I'd like to see Maisie and Anya's Illyana and Wolfsbane with better writers...as for the rest they can be recasted if all I care. Replace Blu's Mirage

with

Amber Midthunder,Cannonball

with Austin

Butler,&

Roberto da Costa with Diego

Tinoco

mountainman - 9/20/2022, 2:39 PM

@DUNCAN1 - I don’t know Diego so I can speak to him but 100% YES to the other two! Cannonball and Mirage are such cool characters! I hope the New Mutants get love in the MCU mutants. This is the top reason I hope they don’t go too young with the X-Men team. Let’s go 30s for them so we can have some awesome kids at the school. One way Disney can really separate from the Fox content - focus more on the school. Heck make it a show. Do it harry potter style where they start real young and we see them grow (not new mutants but others at the school that start as 12/13 year olds).

Thanson - 9/20/2022, 2:42 PM

@DUNCAN1 - This has been my Moonstar and Cannonball for a long time now. Nicely done!

DUNCAN1 - 9/20/2022, 2:42 PM

@mountainman - totally agree man

DUNCAN1 - 9/20/2022, 2:45 PM

@Thanson - thanks bro I would have fancast COBRA KAI's Xolo Maridueña as SUNSPOT but he is already going to be Blue Beetle for DC

mountainman - 9/20/2022, 4:28 PM

@DUNCAN1 - I love Xolo in Cobra Kai and can see him as Subspot. Maybe if Blue Beetle gets canceled 😈

WarMonkey - 9/21/2022, 8:00 AM

@DUNCAN1 - Amber Mindhunter did already play a Marvel mutant and hung out with Xavier's son in Legion.

DUNCAN1 - 9/21/2022, 10:28 AM

@WarMonkey -

LMAO I know that its how I discovered her in the 1st place, (assuming that isn't cannon)which it will most likely not be(look I loved LEGION its what I wanted the MCU to do with Moon Knight in a sense, but chances are it won't be MCU cannon if anything another earth/multiverse) they could pull a Gemma Chan and cast her in a MCU role with ease my guy

Reeds2Much - 9/20/2022, 2:14 PM

The New Mutants movie is a movie most would agree exists.

Video unrelated.

AnthonyVonGeek - 9/20/2022, 2:15 PM

I was actually pleasantly surprised they gave Cannonball a southern accent. Anyways for me it’s a decent one time watch and that’s about it.

Fogs - 9/20/2022, 2:25 PM

I think it's a very OK, almost nice film, sue me.

MovieMonster - 9/20/2022, 2:27 PM

This movie was bad. Not scary enough to be a horror movie and too boring to be a superhero movie. I thought Anya Taylor Joy was perfectly cast as Ilyana/Magik and I'd like to see her reprise her role in the MCU but she might be too old for the part by the time they get to the X-Men unless they decide to age up the character.

DUNCAN1 - 9/20/2022, 2:38 PM

@MovieMonster - I'd like to see Anya reprise her role too. If they did reintroduce them in the MCU though I'd like to see some of the other NEW MUTANTS we didn't see the 1st time like

Warlock, Magma

(Amara Aquilla),

Cypher, &

Karma

grif - 9/20/2022, 2:29 PM

never saw it. still dont care

Fares - 9/20/2022, 2:32 PM

I've never seen this one. I should give it a watch.

Matador - 9/20/2022, 2:34 PM

MrDandy - 9/20/2022, 2:41 PM

Oh boy. Can’t wait.

TheVandalore - 9/20/2022, 2:46 PM

Aw heck yes! By far my favorite comic book movie...... 🤮

MasterMix - 9/20/2022, 2:48 PM

Leave those kids alone!

Ha1frican - 9/20/2022, 2:52 PM

I seriously forgot this movie existed.

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THE NEW MUTANTS Is Finally Coming To Disney+ In The U.S. Right In Time For Halloween

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