X Prequel Movie Pearl Is Nothing Like The Original, Teases Ti West

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Director Ti West teases that the horror prequel Pearl will be nothing like its predecessor X, which saw Mia Goth star in a dual role as the film's lead. A24's X released in theatres earlier this month and followed a group of actors who, while staying in an elderly couple's farmhouse deep in rural Texas, set out to make their own adult film that they each hope will project them into stardom. The film sees Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, and Owen Campbell star alongside Goth, who takes on the role of the young wannabe superstar Maxine Minx, as well as Pearl, one of the elderly owners of the house.

While premiering X at SXSW Festival, West revealed that a prequel to the hotly anticipated horror had also been shot while the crew was filming in New Zealand. Many were therefore delighted when X's credits offered a short tease for Pearl, which looks set to delve into the origins of Goth's complex and eerie character. While X is set in 1979, Pearl will take audiences back to 1918, during the events of World War I, and will see Goth return as the titular character. Few other details are known about the upcoming project at this time, with many eagerly awaiting news of a release date.

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Now, West has shed a little light on what audiences can expect from Pearl, revealing that it will be nothing like the original film. During an interview with Inverse, West revealed that he has no "desire to repeat [him]self" and that while there is "a lot of connective tissue" between X and Pearl, they are two very different projects. West also touched on the music that features within both X and Pearl, revealing that the prequel will offer audiences