The New Mutants is a 2020 American horror film in the superhero genre, based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name and distributed by 20th Century Studios. It is the thirteenth and final installment in the X-Men film series. The film was directed by Josh Boone from a screenplay he wrote with Knate Lee, and stars Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, and Henry Zaga. In the film, a group of young mutants held in a secret facility fight to save themselves.
Plot[]
Dani Moonstar, a young Native American, escapes the destruction of her reservation by a tornado. She and her father William flee into the woods where he tells her to hide in a hollow tree while he goes back to help others, he is killed by an unseen entity seconds later. Dani flees while something is chasing her and is knocked unconscious. Dani awakens in an abandoned hospital run by Dr. Cecilia Reyes. Reyes tells her she is a new mutant and she has to stay in the hospital to learn to control her powers, even though she doesn't know what they are yet.
Dani is introduced to four other young teenagers; Sam Guthrie, Illyana Rasputin, Roberto da Costa and Rahne Sinclair. Reyes has each of them there after they have all suffered a tragedy; Sam brought down a whole mine on his father and coworkers, Roberto burned his girlfriend, Rahne escaped her religiously strict village after being branded and Illyana was haunted by her past in child slavery as well as otherworldly beings called the Smiley Men. All are the result of their manifesting powers; Roberto can manipulate solar energy, Sam can fly at jet speed, Illyana has sorcery powers, and Rahne's lycanthropy allows her to turn into a wolf. Above all, Reyes has had them stay at the facility that is being preserved by force fields.
Collectively, the five of them believe that they are being trained to join the X-Men, hence the strict supervision, as well as Reyes reminding them that they are considered dangerous and should not leave until they are under control. Dani immediately befriends Rahne, eventually forming a romantic relationship, while Illyana continues to antagonize Dani. When Dani fights back, Illyana seeks comfort in the hand puppet of a purple dragon named Lockheed.
Soon, Dani's new friends all begin to have horrifying visions of their past, one of which results in Rahne getting branded in her neck. Illyana deduces that the visions are the result of Dani's powers manifesting; she has the ability to create illusions based on a person's psyche. Reyes consults her employers who turn out to be Essex Corporation and instruct her to kill Dani.
As Reyes takes Dani away, Rahne suspects that something is wrong. Illyana and Sam are attacked by the Smiley Men while Roberto tries to break through the barrier which has shrunken down. Dani uses her powers to learn of Reyes' true intent, but Rahne arrives in time and severely injures Reyes, forcing her to flee. The five regroup and realize that, in order to escape, they have to kill Reyes so the force fields will disappear. They find her and Reyes reveals that she was training them to be killers for Essex, but that Dani must die due to her dangerous Mutant abilities. Before she can however, the Demon Bear, who had been following Dani this whole time and was the true reason her reservation was destroyed, arrives and devours Reyes.
Illyana summons her powers to jump between "limbo" and recruits a real life version of Lockheed to take on Demon Bear. Eventually, Sam and Roberto join the fight, overcoming their insecurities in the process. Rahne tries to reach through to an unconscious Dani until she herself battles the Demon Bear. Dani is visited by her father's spirit who encourages her to face her fear. Dani awakens and confronts Demon Bear; calming it into submission and allowing it to rest.
As day breaks, the group, now calling themselves the New Mutants, learn that the force field is down and head out together to face the unknown.
Cast[]
- Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane
- Chuck as Rahne's Wolf Form
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin/Magik
- Colbi Gannett as Young Illyana Rasputin
- Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie/Cannonball
- Alice Braga as Dr. Cecilia Reyes
- Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar/Mirage
- Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa/Sunspot
- Adam Beach as William Lonestar
- Thomas Kee as Thomas Guthrie
- Happy Anderson as Rev. Craig Sinclair
- Dustin Ceithamer as Smiling Man
- Marilyn Manson as Voice of Smiling Man
- Jacinto 'SpiritWolf' Vega as Frozen Cheyenne
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