“I'm actually currently in Budapest right now, doing pre-production scouts for it, which is shooting here in February. I don't know if I can say too much about it, but it's with A24 and yes, Mikey Madison is starring in it. It's a very high-energy dark comedy, also about a plague in a way, but it's extremely different. It's set in medieval times and takes place in a castle for the most part. It explores some similar group dynamics. But it's just a very different genre and it's more comedic.”

“Red Death” would have Madison playing dual roles—twin sisters separated by class in a decaying aristocracy. The story, set against the backdrop of a plague and a hedonistic prince’s castle, is said to include everything from “revenge-fueled drama” to “opium-soaked orgies.”

Sydney Sweeney was originally attached to this

Also the script is out. I read 20 or 30 pages a while ago but wasn’t compelled to keep going

It’s basically a parent trap set up with rich and poor twins switching places

Hmmmmm

Was it a black list script?

Yep. I forget which year

Word the article said it’s a take on a Edgar Allan Poe tale

It was 2023

Here’s some of the director’s other work if anyone’s interested

The Plague
Mask of the Red Death

been on my radar cause I always look out for ifc stuff

Been waiting for this to release already

So a Drakula movie

In for Mikey that’s about it.

i very much trust lea seydoux's taste in the work she chooses, so this is exciting to see