Back in March, a report surfaced that claimedGame of ThronesstarMaisie Williamswas coming aboard to star as Wolfsbane inThe New Mutants. While that report was never confirmed, it also revealed thatAnya Taylor-Joyhas signed on to play Ilya Rasputin, a.k.a Magik, whileAlexandra Shipp(Storm),Sophie Turner(Jean Grey),Tye Sheridan(Cyclops) andKodi Smit-McPhee(Nightcrawler) fromX-Men: Apocalypseare rumored to reprise their roles. Today we have new artwork from directorJosh BoonefeaturingMaisie Williamsas Wolfsbane, which may just confirm her casting.
DirectorJosh Booneshared this artwork on Twitter, which was made byAshley Guillory. The director also taggedMaisie Williams' Twitter handle in his tweet, so this may be confirmation that the actress is actually playing Wolfsbane. The director revealed artwork on his Instagram page in May that featured Magik, Wolfsbane, Dani Moonstar, Cannonball, Sunspot and Warlock, essentially confirming that they will be part of the story. Aside from the previous casting rumors, no actors have been confirmed yet, but with the debut of this new artwork., that may happen soon.
We reported in November that writer-directorJosh Boonehas the script ready to go, and that he plans to shoot the film in thespring of 2017. Te director has also previously teased that Demon Bear is the villain. In the Marvel comics, Demon Bear was created by mutating William and Peg Lonestar. The Demon Bear haunted the dreams of their daughter Danielle Moonstar, claiming he had killed her parents and would eventually come and kill her. The filmmaker also teased last year that hisFault In Our StarswritersScott NeustadterandMichael H. Webercame aboard to work on the script, which he doesn’t think will ever be fully finished until filming has wrapped. Here’s what he had to say last year about bringing the writers on board.
“New Mutantsis different - when you work with a studio, you’re not in a bubble. The process of writing becomes a much different thing because you have so many people who have an opinion since the movie is so expensive. It’s a balance of getting to do things in a bubble, which I’d say is the best way of writing anything, and then having to negotiate all the politics of studio filmmaking, which is its own special beast. With New Mutants, we wrote a few drafts, and I brought inScott NeustadterandMike Weber, who are the friends of mine that adaptedThe Fault in Our Stars, to do a draft while we did something else. My guess is that it will never be done until we’re done shooting! It’s a different experience, because on my last two movies I went into shooting them with very locked scripts. I knew every beat of what they were going to be. This has been different because it’s constantly morphed as we’ve gone along. It will probably continue to morph as we’re making it.”
20th Century Fox hasn’t issued a release date forThe New Mutants, but that hasn’t been announced by the studio yet, but if filming does in fact begin this spring, it’s possible that the studio could be aiming for a 2018 release. If production does begin soon, perhaps we’ll get more updates on the cast. ActressAnya-Taylor Joyalso revealed last month that she has actually seen a Demon Bear animatic, which essentially confirms both her involvement in the film, and the rumors that Demon Bear is the villain. She also confirmed thatJames McAvoyis returning as Professor X in this movie. While we wait for more details, take a look at this artwork featuring whatMaisie Williamsmay look like as Wolfsbane inThe New Mutants.
