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Léa Seydoux Joins Mikey Madison in A24’s Edgar Allan Poe Adaptation ‘The Masque of the Red Death’
Léa Seydoux (No Time to Die, Blue Is the Warmed Color) is joining Mikey Madison (Anora, Scream 2022) in A24’s The Masque of the Red Death, THR reports.
The “wildly revisionist and darkly comedic” take on Edgar Allan Poe‘s 1842 on gothic horror story is written and directed by Charlie Polinger (The Plague).
Madison is said to be playing twin sisters in a story that sees a mad prince take in the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry. The long-lost twin, hidden among the lower class, enter the castle and into a decadent world of orgies, opium, power schemes, revenge, and decapitations.
Seydoux will play a scheming lady-in-waiting who is conniving her way to the top.
“It’s definitely more in a dark comedy world,” Polinger told Bloody Disgusting. “It has a much more maximalist tone but explores some similar things [as The Plague] on a very basic level, like group dynamics within a claustrophobic space.”
Julia Hammer and Erik Feig are producing for Picturestart with James Presson and Lucy McKendrick. Polinger executive produces.
The Masque of the Red Death is set to enter production in Hungary in February.
Mikey Madison in ‘Scream’
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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