Why Pearl Is Releasing Just 6 Months After X
Pearl is the prequel to Ti West's throwback horror flick X, and a recent announcement from A24 implies that it is meant to drop in September just six months after X was released. The raunchy sequel will follow the story of the titular Pearl, played by Mia Goth, who also plays the porn actress Maxine in X. Ti West made a deliberate choice as the director to film these movies back to back and release them close together — and one which has shocked a large portion of moviegoers.
X follows a group of young filmmakers who intend to direct an adult feature in rural Texas. They are harassed and eventually violently pursued by the elderly couple, Pearl and Howard, whose farm they are filming their pornography on. According to Ti West, Pearl is reportedly going to emulate the visuals of a 1930-1940s technicolor film and will take place in 1919. The film's poster is reminiscent of 1970s horror features, however, and most reflective of the stark colors and vibe of posters for films like Suspiria (which Mia Goth incidentally starred in the remake of). Footage revealed at SXSW shows the return of the haunting farm from X, andPearl is seen frolicking in the fields there before dumping a man into a lake to be eaten by alligators in the first Pearl trailer.
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The theatrical release for Ti West's X was on March 18, 2022, and its prequel Pearl is slated for a September 16, 2022 debut. The unveiled content and story of Pearl are purposefully just as mysterious as X's were before the Texas Chainsaw Massacre homage's release, so much so that the existence of its prequel has been incredibly shocking and thought-provoking. The biggest mystery surrounding the upcoming film Pearl is
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