MaXXXine: Release date, cast, trailer, plot & more
A24The MaXXXine release date and other need-to-know details on the final movie in the X trilogy.
Ti West and Mia Goth’s horror movies have made a huge splash, beginning with the surprise hit X. Then, the prequel Pearl (which even Martin Scorsese liked) continued the R-rated chaos.
MaXXXine will end the trilogy of new A24 movies. And it’ll go out with a bang with a star-studded cast and intriguing connection to an infamous 80s serial killer.
Here’s what’s been revealed so far, including any juicy scoops about the story and characters.
MaXXXine release date
MaXXXine’s release date is July 5, 2024, in the US.
A24The UK will get it later, on August 9, 2024.
The release of this movie is somewhat different from the first two films in the series: X and Pearl were shot back to back, meaning that they were able to be released within a year of each other.
As for behind the camera, Ti West will be returning to the directors’ chair. Mia Goth was a co-writer on Pearl but didn’t work on the script this time around, though she’s singing its praises.
MaXXXine cast
Mia Goth is the only returning cast member from X or Pearl in MaXXXine. She’s joined by Halsey, Kevin Bacon, and more new faces.
MaXXXine cast list:
- Mia Goth as Maxine Minx
- Kevin Bacon as Private Investigator
- Bobby Cannavale as LAPD Detective
- Lily Collins as Molly
- Elizabeth Debicki as Elizabeth Bender
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Michelle Monaghan as LAPD Detective
- Halsey as Tabby
- Moses Sumney
- Sophie Thatcher
- Uli Latukefu as Shepard
- Chloe Farnworth as Amber
- Deborah Geffner as Elaine
- Charley Rowan McCain as Young Maxine
- Susan Pingleton as Angel
A24We got our first look at the cast when A24 shared an image of music artist and actor Halsey alongside Mia Goth strutting down Hollywood’s streets, writing, “The life she deserves #MaXXXine.”
In January 2024, a lawsuit was filed against Goth by background actor James Hunter, who alleged that the star purposely kicked him in the head during filming last April, resulting in a concussion. He accused the actress of “taunting” him after the alleged incident.
Hunter went on to state that he had to pull over twice during the drive back home and, the following day, the casting agency “informed him that the production did not want him back for the remaining two days.” Hunter has also filed a wrongful termination claim against A24 and West.
MaXXXine trailer
A MaXXXine trailer was released on April 8, 2024, showing the movie’s serial killer and Hollywood setting.
A small promotional teaser was released before that by A24 on April 5, 2023. It’s just over a minute long, and the 1983 song ‘Obsession’ by Animotion gives it some upbeat yet ominous foreshadowing.
It starts with old-school TV static, then flashes to LA in 1985, six years after the events of X. It then pans to the Hollywood sign, replaced with “MAXXXINE”, a reference to the movie’s Hollywood setting.
The plot
MaXXXine is a whodunit slasher following Maxine after X. She’s trying to become an actress in 1985, Los Angeles while The Night Stalker killer is on the loose.
The movie is a whodunit slasher that uses The Night Stalker, the infamous serial killer, as a backdrop to Maxine’s fame-chasing escapades.
When a private eye (Bacon) is hired to find her by a powerful man, Maxine ends up targeted as she walks down a memory lane homaging Hollywood horror, which includes a trip to the Psycho house and Bates Motel.
There might be more than meets the eye here, though, as Maxime might be contributing to Hollywood’s murder problem herself. That would be a clever way to clear the competition, right? Maxine has the star power to make it, but her path to fame will be dangerous.
Explore the connections to old Hollywood in our guide to the MaXXXine Bates Hotel reference.
For more horror, check out how to watch The First Omen or see the best horror movies on Netflix. There’s also Trap to look forward to if mysteries and serial killers are your thing.