If you’re a horror fan, chances are your highlights of the last 12 months have been Ti West’s slasher duo logy X and Pearl — both starring Mia Goth in standout turns as predator and prey, causing havoc on a rural farm. And the director and star aren’t done yet. They’re capping off their turns-out-to-be-a-trilogy with MaXXXine, a final instalment that continues the tale of Goth’s young X protagonist, as she heads to ‘80s Hollywood and gets caught up in more violent delights. With shooting taking place this month, A24 has just confirmed the MaXXXine cast (beyond, obviously, Goth herself), and it features some excellent names, as revealed in the video before.
Yes, Giancarlo Esposito! Michelle Monaghan! Bobby Cannavale! Elizabeth Debicki! Moses Sumney! Lily Collins! Halsey! The Solid Gold dancers! (Sorry, that's something else) and last, but far from least, Kevin Bacon!
Bacon in particular is an intriguing addition given he made his name first in the 1980s. And with West spinning gold from two very different types of horror movie, we can't wait to see what he makes of the decade.
Hopefully we'll be enjoying more Goth-driven slaughter before the year is out or at some point in 2024. And let's not be kept waiting months in the UK for this one, as we did with Pearl, eh?