On September 10th, "The New Mutants", a special film from the "X-Men" universe, will start in German cinemas. Why it is like that?
"The New Mutants" has been in cinemas in the US for a few days, and in Germany the dark horror offshoot of the successful "X-Men" film series can be seen from September 10th.
It's all about this
In an isolated hospital in the middle of nowhere, a group of young mutants are being held for psychiatric tests. As the events become more sinister, the inmates' new skills and friendships are put to the test. Will you be able to escape the clinic?
Doubly special
On paper, that can be taken literally, the "X-Men" have been part of the Marvel universe for decades. As early as the 1960s, the characters around Charles Xavier, alias Professor X, appeared here and there in the Avengers in the comic book. "The New Mutants" is now the first "X-Men" film to appear under the Disney flag, that is, the film studio that also owns the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). A deal worth 70 billion US dollars made it possible – for this unbelievable sum, Disney took over the film studio 20th Century Fox last year, which previously held the film rights to the "X-Men".
According to Marvel boss Kevin Feige (47) "it will take a very long time" until the mutants of the X-Men make it to the Avengers on the screen. The first step with "The New Mutants" is now at least symbolically made. Josh Boone's (41) film has nothing in common with the entertaining, sometimes silly Marvel adventures, as the screenwriter and director of the film himself announced: "New Mutants" is a "thoroughbred horror film within the 'X-Men' ' -Universe. There are no costumes. There are no super bad guys. We're trying to do something completely different, "the Observer quotes him.
Who is the film for?
The social criticism of the previous "X-Men" films paired with horror elements? This is a very promising and highly necessary development of the story about the mutants with superpowers who really just want to lead a normal life.
"The New Mutants" brings together young talents like Maisie Williams (23, "Game of Thrones") or Charlie Heaton (26, "Stranger Things"), who have so far made a name for themselves mainly as series stars. Anyone who likes the motley world of Marvel films or is terribly scared could, however, suffer a dismal shipwreck with "The New Mutants".