The New Mutants, a spin-off of Fox's X-Men film franchise, was originally set to premiere in April of 2018. But then Disney bought Fox, and The New Mutants disappeared from the schedule. Eventually, the film was rescheduled for an April 2020 release date, but then the ongoing coronavirus pandemic threw a wrench in those plans as well. However, evidence suggests that The New Mutants may potentially be skipping theaters in favor of a digital release.
Amazon listed a VOD version of The New Mutants recently, only for it to quickly be taken down. The VOD listing for The New Mutants lacked a release date, but it did list a $25.99 purchase price. Some have speculated that this is a sign that the film is skipping theaters and heading straight to home media, but that's not necessarily case. Another explanation is that the Amazon listing went up based on the the film's planned April 2020 release date.
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If The New Mutants does skip theaters, it won't be the first Disney movie to do so this year. It's already been confirmed that Artemis Fowl is headed straight to Disney Plus, so it's out of the realm of possibility that something similar will happen with The New Mutants.
For now, The New Mutants release date remains a mystery. Hopefully some solid information comes from Disney sooner rather than later, so those looking forward to the movie can stop guessing.
The New Mutants currently has no release date.