Simon Kinberg Talks Possible New Mutants Movie
With Deadpool a mega-hit, and X-Men: Apocalypse aiming to be a big hit itself, the Fox brand of Marvel seems to be doing rather well on the mutant side. So much so that several other projects are rumored to be in productions. Including a movie based on the popular New Mutants. IGN chatted with producer Simon Kinberg about the project and where it stands:
“Josh Boone and his writing partner are working on the script. They’re doing a really nice job of it, and it’s a really cool one, because in many ways, like Deadpool was so different from the mainline X-Men movies, New Mutants… It’s maybe not as different as Deadpool, but it has its own unique, original voice to it.”
He also notes how much fun it is for him to be a part of a film like this:
“That’s the fun for me, working in the X-Men universe, creating these sort of standalone movies that have a different vibe to them. And New Mutants has more of a YA [Young Adult] vibe to it.”
Finally, while the first movie will obviously feature new faces, sequels could see crossover with the other X-Men films:
“Traditionally, the New Mutants have some characters that cross over from the mainline X-Men movies. As we are going, I would say it’s likely that you will see some familiar faces.”