Overview
- Boone says “we made half the movie we wanted to make” and describes the experience as “so traumatic” and “so unfulfilling.”
- He attributes the problems to 20th Century Fox being sold to Disney during production plus a pandemic-era rollout that hurt the film.
- Trade coverage notes reshoots were planned and later scrapped as the project stalled during corporate and scheduling turmoil.
- The New Mutants earned about $49.2 million worldwide against a reported $67–80 million budget and holds a 36% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Boone indicates he has no interest in returning to the property, sharing the comments with The Direct while promoting Regretting You.