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Is ""The New Mutants"" joining

the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Remember ""The New Mutants""?

That superhero horror film about a group of teenage mutants

being experimented on in a secret facility,

based on the comic book of the same name?

You know?

The film that was set in the same universe

as the Fox X-Men movies and came out on April 13th, 2018?

Oh wait, no, it was pushed back

and came out on February 22nd, 2019.

Wait, no no, sorry guys, it was pushed back again

and came out last month on August 2nd, 2019.

Wait, no, that was--

(beeps)

Look, by now, we all know how

""The New Mutants"" movie got derailed.

While its release was initially pushed back

for some major reshoots,

similar to what happened to this

past June's ""X-Men: Dark Phoenix"",

another giant wrench was thrown into the works

when Disney acquired Fox, and was able to return

the X-Men to the stable with the rest of

the Marvel properties that Disney already owned.

This put ""Dark Phoenix"" and ""New Mutants""

in an awkward place,

because as soon as the Disney-Fox deal went through,

it became fairly obvious that Marvel Studios would want

to reboot and recast all of the X-Men and Mutant characters,

minus Deadpool, to fit more nicely

into their Marvel Cinematic Universe.

And now Marvel Studios Head Kevin Feige did hint

that there are projects coming down the line

featuring mutants at this year's Comic-Con,

it's clear that the former Fox family of X-Men

wasn't a part of that.

And while ""X-Men: Dark Phoenix"" eventually did

get released in theaters this year,

there still is no news about the fate of ""The New Mutants""

and if audiences will actually ever be able

to see the film in theaters.

Until now, according to new report

that is swirling around the internet,

it sounds like Disney might be setting up

to slide ""The New Mutants""

into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Now, this report comes from the folks over at FandomWire,

and we have yet to get any confirmation

from an official source.

So, we recommend you take this with a grain of salt.

But as to what it says,

"A source close to FandomWire has stated

"that Disney and Marvel Studios have intentionally

"cut any ties to Fox's Singerverse,

"i.e. Fox's Marvel Franchise, in ""The New Mutants"".

"Additionally, the idea of being a mutant

"won't be exactly mainstream.

These changes were made in case Kevin Feige decides later

"he wants to bring ""The New Mutants""

"into the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

If true, this is some pretty big news.

Marvel has been tight-lipped about

how mutants could enter the MCU.

But if ""The New Mutants"" film has removed

any references to past X-Men film continuity,

which, in itself, is an oxymoron,

this definitely does seem like the first step

to making it possible to add this film to the MCU.

And, if this film does join the ranks

of the other MCU movies,

then making the concept of mutants relatively unknown

could help to serve as a light introduction

to the Marvel film franchise.

As for all those rumored expensive reshoots

about adding a new New Mutant to the team,

as well as changing the tone of the movie a bit more,

it appears that plan has been kicked to the wayside

and the team has instead reworked

the existing footage into the current cut.

While Disney was reportedly not happy

with the previous iterations of the film,

this new edit is supposedly getting

some major love from test audiences.

Reportedly, this cut is also closer to

the original horror movie vision,

that director Josh Boone had for the film.

Which is exciting for fans, because the idea

of a superhero horror film is what folks were

most stoked for when the trailer

of the film dropped originally.

But, as for whether ""The New Mutants"" will fit

in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or not,

we will just have to wait until April of 2020

when the film drops in theaters.

Unless, of course, it gets delayed again.

And again.

And again.

But what do you folks think?

Do you think ""The New Mutants"" could join the MCU?

Who is your favorite New Mutant?

And, if all references to mutants have been cut

from the film, will it just be titled ""The New""?

Let's discuss.

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