Mikey Madison Replaces Sydney Sweeney in A24 Edgar Allan Poe Movie
Madison won the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance as the titular character in Sean Baker's Anora, which was released in 2024. Since then, it was announced she will star in a new movie titled Reptilia that comes from director Alejandro Landes Achavarría.
Now, Madison is in talks to star in The Masque of the Red Death, a reimagining of an Edgar Allan Poe story that comes from A24 and Charlie Polinger.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Madison would play twin sisters in The Masque of the Red Death.
The story 'sees a mad prince take in the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry.' One of those entering the castle is a 'long-lost twin' who then enters a 'decadent world of orgies, opium, power schemes, revenge, and decapitations.'
Sydney Sweeney was previously going to star in the movie; however, she dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. The Masque of the Red Death is expected to begin production in either late 2025 or early 2026.
The Masque of the Red Death will be Poling's second feature film following The Plague. That movie held its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last month, stars Joel Edgerton, and was met with positive reviews from critics. A wide release date has not yet been set.
Prior to starring in Anora, Madison played Maxine 'Max' Fox in FX's Better Things, which premiered in 2016 and ran for five seasons. She has also starred in movies such as 2018's Monster, 2019's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and 2022's Scream, among other titles.
A release date for The Masque of the Red Death has not yet been announced.
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