Neither article went into specific detail about how The New Mutants will be turned into a more frightening experience, but no doubt this will be accomplished through re-editing and perhaps even reshoots.
The Wrap’s own write-up echoed these claims, as one insider said that The New Mutants “isn’t scary enough.
In The Tracking Board’s writeup of the release date changes, it’s mentioned at the end of the article that reportedly The New Mutants “tested well, but not great,” so Fox now wants to increase the amount of scares in the movie after seeing the success of movies like Get Out and IT.
After all, the movie doesn’t come out for over a year now, so Fox has extra time to bring the main actors, the director and crew back together if it so chooses.