The New Mutants Trailer Breakdown: 8 Things You Need To See
5. Sunspot In A Tumble Dryer
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Undoubtedly one of the most famous mutants to make an appearance in the New Mutants was Sunspot, who'll be played by Henry Zaga in the upcoming film.
You can see Zaga at multiple different points during the trailer, but the best moment to feature him came when he was the subject of one the trailer's first scares, having fired himself up in one of the hospital's tumble dryers for whatever reason.
Contrary to what the trailer may suggest, Sunspot is very much a hero and one who'll likely have a large part to play in unraveling the mystery at the centre of the film. As for his move-set, Roberto Da Costa can flame-on much like the Fantastic Four's Human Torch can, with the main difference coming from the fact that he absorbs sunlight to expel energy, rather than being able to generate it on a whim.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
