Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon, Halsey, More to Star in "X" Sequel "MaXXXine"

A24’s latest addition to its mega-popular X horror franchise, "MaXXXine", has unveiled an A-list cast that will join franchise star Mia Goth in the Ti West feature. 

Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, and Bobby Cannavale are set for the movie that will start shooting this month in Los Angeles. 

"MaXXXine" takes place after the events of "X" and follows Goth’s Maxine as the sole survivor of the farmhouse massacre who continues her journey toward fame as she sets out to make it as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles. 

According to sources, the threequel will deal with the dangerous world of underground filmmaking. 

"X" and its 1919-set prequel "Pearl", which followed the character of the same name from X when she was a young woman, earned a combined $25 million at the box office. Both movies are critically acclaimed. 

Jacob Jaffke, West, Goth, Kevin Turen, and Harrison Kreiss are serving as producers. West is writing and directing the sequel.

The low-budget trilogy managed to find its audience through guerrilla marketing and surprise revelations, such as revealing at the X premiere at South by Southwest that the team had already secretly shot Pearl. They did the same thing at Toronto, revealing along with news of Pearl that the sequel MaXXXine was in the works.

As West previously told The Hollywood Reporter: “You have to find a way to eventize these movies. They don’t have to cost $100 million to do that.”