With just one month to go until THE NEW MUTANTS graces theaters (that are actually open) globally, 20th Century Studios has updated the film’s synopsis to include further details about director Josh Boone’s highly-anticipated horror thriller X-Men spin-off.
What’s interesting to note, Anya Taylor-Joy’s Illyana Rasputin is indeed listed as Colossus’ younger sister! Whether we see that confirmed in the actual film remains to be seen.
In this terrifying, action-fueled film based on the MARVEL comic series, five young people who demonstrate special powers are brought to a secret institution to undergo treatments they are told will cure them of the dangers of their powers. Included are Danielle Moonstar aka Mirage (Blu Hunt), who creates illusions from other people’s fears; Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams), who transforms into the werewolf Wolfsbane; Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton), who, as Cannonball, can fly at jet speeds protected by a force field; Roberto da Costa aka Sunspot (Henry Zaga), who absorbs and channels solar power; and Illyana Rasputin aka Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy). The younger sister of Colossus, Magik becomes encased in armor at will and wields a soulsword that amplifies her multiple superhuman and psychic abilities. Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga) to share their stories about when their powers first manifested, the five “patients” come to understand that they are in a class of people called mutants, who have historically been marginalized and feared. As they relive their origin stories, their memories seem to turn into terrifying realities. Soon, they question what is real and what isn’t, and it becomes clear that the institution isn’t what it seems. Now the question is — why are they being held captive? And who is trying to destroy them? The tension and horror mount in this white-knuckle thrill ride directed by Josh Boone and co-written by Boone and Knate Lee.
The New Mutants frightens theatergoers starting August 28!
So basically Mirage is using her powers to bring her fellow cellmate’s fears to life. And this is why we see Magik squeezing Mirage’s head at the end of the trailer.
You spoiled it. The end.