Originally scheduled for a release this year, New Mutants has been delayed twice and will be coming out in 2019. Reshoots like this might sound like bad news but actress Anya Taylor-Joy seems to be more positive about it. Granted, she could be putting on a positive face for the media but Taylor-Joy did mention something interesting.
During an interview with Collider, Taylor-Joy said that the reshoots would allow them to make the movie they actually want.
"I think we're making the movie that we set out to make, in the beginning. That's what we're going to end up delivering to people. It feels like the movie we all signed up to do, which is good."
The actress also claims that there are no frustrations with the delay and that she loves playing this character. She understands how frustrated fans feel but the actress promises that they will deliver something grand. Let's hope that's the case.
"I love my character. I have such a connection to Illyana. I absolutely adore her, and getting to play her is super fun because she's sassy and Russian and a little bit psycho. She's just so much fun to play. And I don't find [the delay] frustrating because when the film comes out, we want it to be something that will make the fans truly happy. Taking the time to do it, whilst people might find it a little bit frustrating to wait for it, when we deliver it, it's going to be fantastic. That's the most important thing. And getting the opportunity to play the character again is just great."
Taylor-Joy will be playing Illyana Rasputin, who fans know as Magik or the sister of Colossus. Previous reports claim that early versions of the movie only had a few horror elements but still felt like an X-Men movie. However, after the first trailer's positive feedback and the success of horror movies like IT, Fox gave the green light to make the movie more horror-oriented.
New Mutants is currently scheduled for an August 2, 2019 release. Hopefully, the delays and reshoots are a positive like Taylor-Joy claims.
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