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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

‘MaXXXine’ – Ti West Teases That Third ‘X’ Movie Is Inspired by the VHS Boom of the 1980s

Ti West’s X prequel, Pearl, screened last night at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of its Midnight Madness lineup. The most shocking part, perhaps, is what came after the screening.

A quick VHS-style teaser popped up post credits to reveal a 1985 setting and a title card: MaXXXine. A third movie that’s coming soon from West and A24.

That’s right. We’ll see more of Maxine (Mia Goth) years after she survived the events of X.

While West remained tight-lipped about what we can expect from this upcoming sequel, he did say this: “What I can tell you is that we’re going to catch up with Maxine. And we’re going to find out what she’s up to. The way that X is a movie that is informed by and affected by independent exploitation auteur Americana and 1970s cinema, and Pearl is perhaps affected by the Golden Age of Hollywood and the glitz and glamor of cinema, MaXXXine will be more about within the industry itself and the boom of VHS.”

The third movie “follows Maxine (Goth), after the events of X, as the sole survivor who continues her journey towards fame setting out to make it as an actress in 1980’s Los Angeles.”

Three different eras of film, two killer women, and one fantastic collaboration between Goth and West all wrapped up in one horror trilogy.

First up, check out Pearl in theaters on September 16, 2022.

In Pearl, “Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide, in the stunning, technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.”

The second movie’s cast includes David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, and Emma Jenkins-Purro, and the film was written by Ti West and Mia Goth.