The film is set to come out this July, and we have a new star-studded trailer. Check this out:

Besides Mia Goth who is returning to play the part of Maxine, we also have new cast members including Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins, and Bobby Cannavale. A lot of fans are also excited to see Halsey take on a supporting actress role in live-action this time.

Just in case you’re not updated on the X timeline, the first movie had Maxine survive a classic horror setting against an aged woman named Pearl (who was also played by Goth). The sequel, Pearl, followed the story of the X antagonist and mirrored how she was also obsessed with her own beauty and wanted a life outside of her farm—which we know she never got.

Now with MaXXXine, we get to flash forward once again to see where Maxine is left after the events of X, and after knowing what we saw in Pearl, it’s possible that Maxine herself could also fall into the same murder-fuelled rabbit hole in her quest for fame.

The movies have been critical darlings so far, and everyone is hoping that MaXXXine will manage to stick the landing.

MaXXXine is set to hit theatres on July 5.

This comes from A24:

The life she deserves #MaXXXine pic.twitter.com/8u5uH58PVx

— A24 (@A24) May 1, 2023

Besides Goth and Halsey, the movie has managed to gather a cast that includes Kevin Bacon, Lilly Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Debicki, and Bobby Cannavale.

So far, the X movies have been very direct about their sexual themes, and after the release of Pearl, it’s possible we could be looking at Maxine falling down the same rabbit hole in her search for popularity. Though Pearl never got to achieve her dreams of stardom, we should expect Maxine to be able to get a closer reach at it, but since this is a horror/slasher franchise, I wouldn’t be surprised if Maxine starts to murder anyone who starts getting in her way.

Despite the raunchy surface, the X franchise has managed to deliver some very interesting character studies, and the first movie also had something to say about the horrors of aging and losing your youth. I don’t know how MaXXXine plans to bring everything full circle, but I am excited to see how Ti West plans to end this trilogy of slasher/porno films.

Here’s the synopsis for MaXXXine:

Follows Maxine, who was the only survivor of the bloody incidents of X, as she continues her journey towards fame to be an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.

MaXXXine has no released date yet, but it’s possible we could get a release sometime later this year.