Ti West and Mia Goth complete their decade-hopping horror trilogy with A24’s MaXXXine, a sequel to both X and Pearl, and it’s heading to Max just in time for Halloween.
The film will be available to stream Friday October 18 on Max. MAXXXINE will make its linear debut Saturday, Ooctober 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.
Here’s the official synopsis from A24: “In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”
Mia Goth stars in the 1980s-set MaXXXine alongside an incredible ensemble featuring Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Sophie Thatcher, and Kevin Bacon.
A24 released MaXXXine in theaters here in the United States in July, with the final installment in Ti West’s trilogy scaring up $6.7 million in its domestic debut. At the worldwide box office, MaXXXine debuted to an impressive $7.8 million over its opening weekend. X finished its box office run with $14.7 million worldwide, while Pearl made $9.8 million in total at the worldwide box office.
Maxine Minx emerged as the sole survivor of writer/director Ti West’s slasher throwback X, armed with tenacity and ruthless ambition. The film’s closing moments signaling Minx’s unique zeal might’ve had a lot to do with her religious upbringing. The second entry in West’s trilogy, Pearl, captured the technicolor vibrancy of Hollywood’s golden age to contrast the psychosis of Maxine’s would-be killer, also played by Goth. For the trilogy’s closer, I wrote in my review, “Ti West continues his knack for painstaking recreation here, not just meticulously recreating the vibe of the era but its filmic output as well. That means, like the sleazy Gialli and Brian De Palma-style thrillers of the period, MaXXXine quickly cycles through the set pieces and its characters like surfing through cable channels.”
If you missed it in theaters or on Digital, here’s your chance to find out whether Maxine Minx finally achieved her goal of becoming a star.
