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The New Mutants (2020), and a big missed opportunity

1 tim•1 juni 2026

The idea wasn't a bad one. With the cost of X-Men movies spiralling, 20th Century Fox was interested in a lower cost, slightly more niche film in the saga. One that could perhaps appeal to a teen audience, that wouldn't put quite the strain on the old finances.

Josh Boone - off the back of The Fault In Our Stars - was brought in to write and direct, a dream project for him. But the dream would soon turn sour, with two big, unexpected obstacles, and a whole lot of to and fro over potential reshoots...

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In conversation with Sam Campbell - Make That Movie, bananas, VHS tapes, cinema and more
•53 min
Fight Club (1999), plus the dig against Rupert Murdoch at the end
•54 min
In conversation with Paul Mercurio - Strictly Ballroom, Exit To Eden, and, er, homebrew beer
•57 min
Jurassic Park (1993), and the struggle to bring dinosaurs to the screen
•58 min
In conversation with director Alicia MacDonald - Finding Emily, Mike Leigh, short films, romantic comedies, Kickstarter
•52 min
In conversation with Thea Sharrock - Ladies First, Wicked Little Letters, The Beautiful Game, posh chairs
•50 min
Hook, and how it became the Steven Spielberg film that Steven Spielberg doesn't like
•1 tim 5 min
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003), and one hell of a challenge to secure the Terminator rights
•1 tim 2 min
Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on The Devil Wears Prada 2
•1 tim 24 min
Cape Fear (1991), and when Martin Scorsese read it three times and hated it
•48 min

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