With ‘X’, Ti West should pay an extremely atmospheric tribute to the slasher cinema of the seventies in 2022. In this case – simply because of the Texas setting – the reference was mainly to “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. A year later, a prequel, ‘Pearl’, was released, with which West had to realize a grandiose (nightmare) dream in Technicolor – and even lost master director Martin Scorsese (‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’). sleep.
“MaXXXine” is the third entry in this extremely interesting horror series. Set in Los Angeles in the 1980s, it meets again the protagonist embodied by Mia Goth, here alongside Halsey, Lily Collins, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan and Kevin Bacon. pursue their dream of becoming famous. It remains to be seen if this will be as bloodthirsty as in “X” and “Pearl”. A cinema release has not yet been announced.
Will the horror series continue after “MaXXXine”?
Ti West was recently a guest on the YouTube channel “ and of course spoke here about his ‘X’ universe, among other things. The director also explained that it may not be over after “MaXXXine”: ‘There’s a strange idea I have. If I explained them, it would make sense. Let’s wait and see what happens. First we have to see if people like ‘MaXXXine’. From there we can plan further.”
Moreover, Ti West could also raise hopes that “MaXXXine” will be released this year: “It’s progressing. I’m almost done editing. So far so good.” Moreover, Mia Goth has already raised expectations for the third part and was disappointed Over a year ago the following statement was made: “It is by far the best script of the three parts. It will be the best of the three films.”