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Josh Boone Calls Making The New Mutants 'Traumatic,' Says Only Half His Film Reached the Screen

He cites the Fox–Disney deal plus the pandemic for years of delays, yielding a compromised release.

Overview

  • Boone says “we made half the movie we wanted to make” and describes the experience as “so traumatic” and “so unfulfilling.”
  • He attributes the problems to 20th Century Fox being sold to Disney during production plus a pandemic-era rollout that hurt the film.
  • Trade coverage notes reshoots were planned and later scrapped as the project stalled during corporate and scheduling turmoil.
  • The New Mutants earned about $49.2 million worldwide against a reported $67–80 million budget and holds a 36% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • Boone indicates he has no interest in returning to the property, sharing the comments with The Direct while promoting Regretting You.