{"id":109353,"date":"2024-07-03T23:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T23:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/maxxxine-what-to-expect-from-the-final-movie-in-the-x-horror-trilogy\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T23:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T23:06:04","slug":"maxxxine-what-to-expect-from-the-final-movie-in-the-x-horror-trilogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/maxxxine-what-to-expect-from-the-final-movie-in-the-x-horror-trilogy\/","title":{"rendered":"MaXXXine: What to Expect From the Final Movie in the X Horror Trilogy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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2022\u2019s X<\/em> introduced viewers to a new twist on a classic slasher, with scream queen Mia Goth<\/strong> stepping into dual roles as both final girl Maxine and serial killer Pearl. Now, MaXXXine<\/em><\/a> \u2014 the final film in the franchise \u2014 will tie up the Ti West<\/strong>\u2013directed trilogy that has left fans begging for more.<\/p>\n

X<\/em> \u2014 outside all of its bloody, gory fun \u2014 rose above the typical horror flick by taking an introspective look at the relationship between beauty and aging. The prequel that followed, Pearl,<\/em> served as a unique character study for X\u2019s main antagonist by unpacking the origin story of the homicidal maniac obsessed with reclaiming her youth. MaXXXine<\/em> shifts the narrative back to Goth\u2019s final girl role, picking up years after she escaped the throes of that remote Texas farmhouse where the action of X<\/em> was set.<\/p>\n

So what can fans expect? By X\u2019s<\/em> final moments, all of Maxine\u2019s friends along with\u00a0both<\/i>\u00a0of the killers are six feet under. Maxine has smashed Pearl\u2019s head with a truck, while Pearl\u2019s husband, Howard, died minutes earlier from a heart attack. But that doesn\u2019t mean that Maxine\u2019s ghosts won\u2019t show up to haunt her when the final film picks back up in 1980s Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Although Maxine survived the intense experience, X<\/em> hints that she chose not to report what happened to the authorities.\u00a0<\/b>In the film\u2019s final scene, Sheriff Dentler (James Gaylyn<\/strong>) discovers the aftermath of the murders, including the tape of the group\u2019s amateur film, The Farmer\u2019s Daughter<\/em>, which very likely could have found its way into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n

Now, with Maxine gearing up to embark on a legitimate acting career in a mid-range Hollywood horror film<\/a>, The Puritan II<\/em>, the lost tape could be a big problem as a private eye (Kevin Bacon<\/strong>) gets on her case and threatens to blow her cover. There\u2019s also a satanic serial killer \u2014 possibly the notorious, real-life murderer Richard Ramirez, a.k.a The Night Stalker \u2014\u00a0 pursuing Max and her friends as his next victims.<\/p>\n

Basically, it looks like Maxine\u2019s past is coming back to haunt her, big time.<\/p>\n

In addition to the inevitable kills and thrills, MaXXXine<\/em> viewers should also prepare for plenty of odes to horror classics, including a reference to the infamous Bates Motel from Psycho<\/em>, which is featured in the trailer.<\/p>\n

Getting to film at the location, Goth told TIME<\/em><\/a> magazine earlier this month, was one of the highlights of her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we finally got the green light and wound up there, it\u2019s one of the coolest days I\u2019ve had on set over the last 10 years. It was very special,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cIt had a particular vibe to it, a particular energy, there was just something in the air, and it had a way of informing those scenes that I hadn\u2019t anticipated that was quite cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

West, for his part, was also hyped to be filming at such an iconic location. In fact, much of the film takes place on the Universal backlot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always had in my head the idea of using a studio backlot as a backlot, having the fake town be the fake town,\u201d he told Deadline<\/em><\/a> in a July interview. \u201cI always liked the idea of going from New York into the Old West and exposing that facade. It\u2019s an idea I\u2019ve had for a very long time, and this movie then appeared as a vessel for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He continued: \u201cIn X<\/em>, they have a conversation about Psycho. For MaXXXine<\/em>, I wrote [the scenes at the Psycho<\/em> house] into the script, not sure if we\u2019d ever get the permission to do it, but it was interesting for us to actually get to go and do it. It was very surreal, to be honest. It was fun being on the lot, but to actually photograph the Psycho<\/em> house was a weird thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for why West \u2014 who serves as director, writer and producer on the trilogy \u2014 chose to return for a third film, it was about giving the story \u201ca lot more scope\u201d than its predecessors. However, like the others, it was also imperative to him that MaXXXine<\/em> could serve as a standalone film if needed. (Our take? If you are headed to the theater for MaXXXine<\/em>, watching Pearl<\/em> will deepen the story. X<\/em>, meanwhile, is\u00a0imperative<\/i>\u00a0to even understanding the plot.)<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/b>[The movies are] enriched by each other, and it\u2019s better if you see them all, but you don\u2019t have to see them all,\u201c West explained. \u201cBy making them standalone movies, I didn\u2019t want to just repeat the same beats over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n

West noted that because all three movies take place in different \u201ceras,\u201d they are affected by the horror films of their time. \u201cSo, the natural progression was to then go to the \u201980s and to have Maxine evolve as a character and be affected by the cinema of\u00a0that<\/i>\u00a0era,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that era was a more excessive era, which offered a different way into the story.\u201d<\/p>\n

West has claimed that MaXXXine<\/em> will likely be the end of the X<\/em> franchise but teased that there\u2019s \u201calways a chance\u201d he could return to the concept down the road.<\/p>\n

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