Exploring MaXXXine’s Hollywood Dreams
The highly anticipated MaXXXine, directed by Ti West, is set to hit theaters on July 5, 2024. The film follows the titular character Maxine Minx, portrayed by Mia Goth, as she chases fame in 1980s Los Angeles. This chapter of West’s epic X saga once again brings the gritty realism and psychological intensity fans have come to expect.
Serial Killer Intrigue Anchors the Story
Incorporating elements of real-life terror, MaXXXine weaves in the chilling presence of Richard Ramirez, the infamous Night Stalker. Mia Goth emphasized how this anchors the film in reality: It sets out a breadcrumb trail back to reality. It’s not just some big sweeping horror movie that’s purely for entertainment value. It’s rooted in something.
A Look Behind the Scenes
The second official trailer for MaXXXine offers some revealing glimpses. It showcases a faux movie called The Puritan II, which features a bloody scene disrupted with an abrupt Cut! The blood’s wrong
from Elizabeth Debicki (playing director Elizabeth Bender). We also get our first look at Maxine Minx covered in fake blood.
The film also stars Kevin Bacon, Halsey, Moses Sumney, and Giancarlo Esposito. As West notes, each character plays a role that intertwines tightly with both Maxine’s past and her journey forward.
A Broader Narrative Style
Ti West shared that compared to his previous films X and Pearl, where the horror elements were more upfront, MaXXXine aims for a broader narrative scope: If you’re expecting something like X… it’s broader than that.
Nods to Spike Lee’s Approach
MaXXXine‘s incorporation of real-world events draws a comparison to Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam. As Ti West explains, it’s not about altering history but creating an experience grounded in unsettling realism: It has more in common with Summer of Sam, the Spike Lee movie, than it does Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.
The Waiting Game Begins
Mia Goth and Elizabeth Debicki remained tight-lipped on any further plot details, intent on preserving the audience’s discovery process. Debicki mentioned: I won’t give anything away. The joy of [the film] is there are so many threads at play.
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