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A film crew works on a dimly lit set, with large lights, camera equipment, and stylized horror elements in the background. A clapperboard is in the foreground.

A film crew works on a dimly lit set, with large lights, camera equipment, and stylized horror elements in the background. A clapperboard is in the foreground.

Reshoots for the film were slated to begin by the end of September 2018, with Kinberg stating: "audiences really embraced the notion of a superhero movie or a comic book movie that was, in its core, a horror film".[55] Following the acquisition of Fox by Disney in March 2019, it was revealed that the additional photography had still not taken place, nor were they "planned so far". The work was dependent on Boone's involvement,[56][57] and decisions being made to instead release the film on one of the streaming services owned by The Walt Disney Company.[58] A month later at CinemaCon 2019, Disney confirmed that the film will be released, but indicated that its release date could be adjusted to better fit within Disney's existing schedule.[59] A month after that, the studio pushed the film's release back to April 3, 2020,[60] and the reshoots were set to take place later in 2019. Kinberg explained that they had take time to reschedule because the creative team was still deciding what portions of the film to reshoot due to the difficulty of reuniting the cast given their busy schedules.[61] In August 2019, Disney was reported to be unimpressed with the original cut of The New Mutants, believing it had "limited box office potential".[62] Additional work was completed, after Disney acquired it, to align the film with Boone's original vision, and test screenings with these changes had been positive. In addition to making the film more horror-tinged, these changes also included Voir plus