Ultimately, both Professor X and Storm were removed from The New Mutants, and the larger world of the X-Men was only referenced in passing.
After three years of waiting, The New Mutants is finally screening in select theaters.
“Originally, Professor X and Storm were in it, and Storm very much played the Alice Braga role.
Directed and co-written by Josh Boone, The New Mutants features a lead cast of Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, Anya Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa/Sunspot, Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar/Mirage and Alice Braga as Dr. Cecilia Reyes.