THE NEW MUTANTS Sequel Would Have Included Warlock And Karma; Antonio Banderas Was Cast As The Villain

THE NEW MUTANTS Sequel Would Have Included Warlock And Karma; Antonio Banderas Was Cast As The Villain

The New Mutants director Josh Boone has confirmed that Antonio Banderas had signed on to appear in the movie's post-credits scene as the sequel's villain, while confirming plans for more team members...

By JoshWilding - Mar 11, 2020 08:03 AM EST
Filed Under: New Mutants
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly recently caught up with The New Mutants director Josh Boone, and the filmmaker confirms that before the Disney/Fox merger, his hope was that this would be the first chapter in a trilogy. There have, of course, been rumblings of some sort of Mister Sinister appearance for a while now, but it turns out Boone's plan was actually a lot different. 

In a post-credits scene which was never actually shot, Antonio Banderas would have made an appearance as Emmanuel da Costa, the father of Henry Zaga's Roberto. Just like in the comic books, he was set to be a member of the villainous Hellfire Club, and the sequel would have dealt with Sunspot returning to Brazil to reunite with his archaeologist mother, whom Emmanuel is trying to kill.
 
"We always intended to do New Mutants: Brazil as the second movie," Boone says. "It was intentional that we didn’t shoot it. We had always planned to have a tag at the end of the movie that introduced the villain for the next movie. We even had an actor cast, but because of the merger and because Marvel owns X-Men now and is going to do their own thing, there was no reason to go shoot it." That's not exactly the Mister Sinister tease fans expected or were hoping for!

Still, it definitely had the potential to be cool, and there was lots to look forward to in the sequel. 
 
"Karma was always going to be the villain in the second movie that would be absorbed into the group by the end," Boone explains. "We had always wanted to bring Karma and Warlock into the second one when we couldn’t do it in the first one. For us, we wanted that initial core team [for the first movie]. We just couldn’t swap out Illyana. We felt like there was no reason to do [the movie] if we couldn’t bring that character to life in the first one."
 
"In our heart of hearts, we hope [The New Mutants] makes a bunch of money so that we can go make the second one," the filmmaker admits while acknowledging that it's unlikely. "We’re all just bummed at everything that happened. Just the merger and everything else. It had nothing to do with us personally and had an impact on every single movie at Fox at the time."

It definitely sounds like Boone had some cool ideas for the franchise moving forward, but the chances of them ever coming to fruition are slim (especially with a pretty dismal predicted opening weekend). With any luck, though, The New Mutants will be a better send-off for the X-Men franchise than Dark Phoenix was!

What do you guys think? 
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WakandaTech
WakandaTech - 3/11/2020, 8:52 AM
Yeah and they were planning Dark Phoenix as a two part movie too


Can't wait to see how Feige introduces the Mutants in the MCU
Goldboink
Goldboink - 3/11/2020, 9:56 AM
@WakandaTech -
What is certain is that it will be well considered and well planned.
clornelas
clornelas - 3/11/2020, 8:52 AM
It's actually an enticing idea, but not one I would've wanted to see Fox develop.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/11/2020, 8:55 AM
Idea isn't bad but Fox might have bungled it. Why not Mr. Sinister? Teased him for nothing I guess.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 3/11/2020, 9:01 AM
@BlackBeltJones - yea i'm not sure if logic has a department at Fox headquarters :/
KWilly
KWilly - 3/11/2020, 8:56 AM
MovieMonster
MovieMonster - 3/11/2020, 9:00 AM
Boone seems like a humble guy. He realizes his dream trilogy wouldn’t pan out but is grateful for the opportunity to make an X-Men film. He seems like a genuine fan of the source material. I plan on checking out The New Mutants because I’m just curious about the result of the final product.

I think Marvel will introduce mutants into the MCU by way of Deadpool 3. That could establish their place in the universe and an X-Men movie will follow.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/11/2020, 9:01 AM
@MovieMonster - Boone seems alright. If I was Feige, I would see if he wants to play with the X-Men a bit in the MCU; depending on what exact plans he has.

That trailer alone proved Boone understands Magik on some level.
narrow290
narrow290 - 3/11/2020, 9:00 AM
I wouldn't hate it if this movie was good, they kept these characters and did a trilogy
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 3/11/2020, 9:06 AM
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 3/11/2020, 9:08 AM
I'm most curious to find out how they keep Illyana from just teleporting out.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/11/2020, 9:12 AM
@Reeds2Much -

I'm gonna guess mutant collars of some kind. If not, it will be some far fetched "just go with it" explanation.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 3/11/2020, 10:50 AM
@BlackBeltJones -

I'm guessing no teleportation at all or she develops it later in the film.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 3/11/2020, 10:52 AM
@BlackBeltJones - I was guessing that weird IV drip from the trailer or shots of some sort would have something to do with holding back all of their powers. Really, I'll settle for pretty much anything that isn't "Oh, she doesn't have teleport powers."
Humperdink
Humperdink - 3/11/2020, 12:35 PM
@Reeds2Much -

@BlackBeltJones I'll settle for pretty much anything that isn't "Oh, she doesn't have teleport powers."


But did they ever guarantee she would have teleportation powers in the film version or is this something you expect to be there because of the comics?

I wouldn't go int expecting a literal translation from the comic books. I'm sure like many comic films that most of their abilities will differ. Illyana has many abilities outside of teleportation so it's not exactly crucial and removing teleportation from the film is as likely as a 6ft Wolverine, Kitty Pride having time powers, or a venom-less Bane.

As I said, she'll either not have teleportation (as it could break the film), get it near the end, or as Jones said it could be technologically or chemically repressed.

WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 3/11/2020, 9:09 AM
With Hamm as Mister Sinister originally going to be in the post-credits scene, I thought they were going for Banderas as Sinister, which would have been... interesting.
DalekCraigWasson
DalekCraigWasson - 3/11/2020, 1:43 PM
@WeaponXCII - I believe the initial report about Hamm/Banderas said Hamm was Sinister but Banderas in the new post credits was a different character. This report lines up with that pretty well.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 3/11/2020, 9:12 AM
I could see him as Mr.Sinister
LastAvenger99
LastAvenger99 - 3/11/2020, 9:17 AM
Sometimes I hate going on these threads about Fox X-men movies. this site usually just turns them into a MCU/Kevin Feige circle jerk.
LastAvenger99
LastAvenger99 - 3/11/2020, 9:23 AM
@CaptShipwreck - what are you even talking about
Origame
Origame - 3/11/2020, 9:31 AM
@LastAvenger99 - it doesnt really matter the movie. Every article ends up that way. Or at least when they arent complaining about the next button.
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