Though shooting on The New Mutants wrapped in 2017, the film faced countless delays ahead of its now-April 2020 release. Many believed this was the result of extensive reshoots, but director Josh Boone says this wasn't the case.

"Everybody said we did reshoots! We’ve never done reshoots," Boone told EW. "And I’ll tell you this: if there hadn’t been a merger, I’m sure we would’ve done reshoots the same way every movie does pickups. We didn’t even do that because by the time the merger was done and everything was settled, everybody’s older."

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The New Mutants filmed from July-September 2017 and was planned to release in 2018. However, in January 2018, the film received its first delay, only to be delayed again in March of the same year. After the completion of Disney's acquisition of Fox, The New Mutants officially received an April 2020 release date.

Directed and co-written by Josh Boone, The New Mutants stars Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa/Sunspot, Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar/Mirage and Alice Braga as Dr. Cecilia Reyes. The film arrives in theaters April 3.

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