Following the success of and , director Ti West caps off his X trilogy with MaXXXine. The threequel, though, is different to the rest, as the filmmaker blends fact and fiction by incorporating in a real-life serial killer. Picking up six years after the events of X, we catch up with Maxine (Mia Goth) who is now living in Hollywood attempting to find acting roles outside of porn.
However, her bloody past has other ideas as it starts catching up with her. Set in the '80s, the film reflects on themes from that period, including the Satanic Panic and the rise of grindhouse titles in the home video market. Perhaps more explicitly though, it also features the Night Stalker, a.
k.a. Richard Ramirez, a serial killer who was convicted of 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders, and 11 sexual assaults.
After the tease in the , there has been debate online about featuring a very real killer in a fictional tale. For star and producer Goth though, it really "anchors" the story as she tells out on Thursday, June 20, which features Deadpool and Wolverine on the cover. She explains: "It sets out a breadcrumb trail back to reality.
It’s not just some big sweeping horror movie that’s purely for entertainment value. It’s rooted in something." Further details wouldn't be teased from Goth regarding whether her character Maxine does encounter the Night Stalker herself during the movie.
Similarly, her co-star Elizabeth Debicki, who portrays a director named Elizabeth Bender, is also keepin.