Ti West’s “MaXXXine,” said to be an homage to Dario Argento and the “Giallo” genre, now has a trailer to its name.
Mia Goth is back for this sequel, which takes place in 1985, five years after “X,” as Goth’s “heroine” sets out in Hollywood to find fame. She gets a role in a cheapie horror sequel. Lily Collins is Maxine’s co-star. Elizabeth Debicki plays the director of the film. Giancarlo Esposito is Maxine’s shady agent.
L.A. is being terrorized by the “night stalker” who, for some reason, is eager to meet Maxine. Bobby Canavale and Michelle Monaghan are the detectives working the case. A scene-stealing Kevin Bacon is the corrupt private investigator hired by an anonymous person to find Maxine.
MaXXXine,” which wrapped production in May 2023, will complete the trilogy that started with a Texan slasher (“X”), a technicolor nightmare (“Pearl”) and, now, a Giallo.
Goth’s “Pearl” performance seems to have opened up a lot of doors for her career, and for good reason — she delivered one of the best performances of 2022, and absolutely deserved some awards recognition for it. Her performance in “MaXXXine” is said to be more subdued, but still “very stellar.”
This might also not be the end of Maxine’s story. In an interview with WhatsUndertheBedwithDax, West confirmed that he had an idea for a fourth film, but didn’t get further into what it might be about.
“MaXXXine” has a July 5 release date. Will it premiere at Cannes?