The superhero genre has been going strong for years, but before shared universes like the MCU (which is streaming with a Disney+ subscription), there was the X-Men movies. That franchise due to Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, but two more movies were released after that deal: Dark Phoenix and the spinoff The New Mutants. The latter was directed by Josh Boone, who recently spoke about why trying to get his movie filmed and released was "traumatic." Let's break it down.
Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order will recall how the X-Men franchise helped to shape the genre as we know it today. The New Mutants had a lot going for it, thanks to its stellar cast of young talent. But in a conversation with The Direct, Boone shared why making the movie was so difficult. In his words:
