Deadpool 2 Gets New Release Date; New Mutants Pushed Back To 2019

The X-Men Universe is going through some release date changes! The Hollywood Reporter revealed some good and bad news for upcoming X-Men films.

The good news is that the Deadpool sequel, starring Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin, is hitting theaters earlier! Instead of June 1, we’ll see the Merc With a Mouth back in the theaters on May 18!

Bad news: the X-Men spin-off horror film New Mutants is not coming out this year after all. Instead of April 13, we’re getting the movie on February 22, 2019. Last, but not least, the Gambit film, starring Channing Tatum, is now set to arrive on June 7, 2019, instead of February 14.

This makes a lot of sense as it was revealed earlier today that the project has yet again lost its director. It was revealed that Gore Verbinski is departing the picture due to scheduling conflicts. Now, for the question many may be asking: why the need for rescheduling?

According to THR, the studio wanted to avoid some of the upcoming X-films competing with each other, internationally. For example, in certain countries, Deadpool 2, as well as New Mutants, would be showing in theaters at the same time.

josh Boone’s New Mutants, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputina a.k.a. Magik, Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair a.k.a. Wolfsbane, Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie a.k.a. Cannonball, Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa a.k.a. Sunspot, Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar a.k.a. Mirage and Alice Braga as Cecilia Reyes open in theaters April 13, 2018.

David Leitch’s Deadpool 2, starring Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson, Josh Brolin as Nathan Summers a.k.a. Cable, Zazie Beetz as Neena Thurman a.k.a. Domino, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, T.J. Miller as Weasel, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, Stefan Kapičić as the voice of Colossus, and Jack Kesy as Black Tom Cassidy hit theaters May 18.

Simon Kinberg’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix, starring James McAvoy as Charles Xavier a.k.a. Professor X, Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy a.k.a. Beast, Alexandra Shipp as Ororo Munroe a.k.a. Storm, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Kurt Wagner a.k.a. Nightcrawler, Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff a.k.a. Quicksilver and Lamar Johnson, hit theaters November 2, 2018.

josh Boone’s New Mutants, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputina a.k.a. Magik, Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair a.k.a. Wolfsbane, Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie a.k.a. Cannonball, Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa a.k.a. Sunspot, Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar a.k.a. Mirage and Alice Braga as Cecilia Reyes open in theaters February 22, 2019.

Gambit starring Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit is slated to hit theaters June 7, 2019!