A24’s popular X franchise is about to hit theaters with a new installment, and some lucky fans in California got a chance to be amongst the first to see it. The Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Los Angeles played host to one of the first public screenings of MaXXXine on Wednesday, and let the record show fans were fired up about it. The third installment of Ti West’s take on adult films and the seedy underbelly of fame pushes more toward thriller than horror, and that change-up helps add new excitement and life to the franchise.
Don’t take my word for it though. We partnered with A24 to set up a camera crew outside the theater following the Q&A with director Ti West, and as you’d expect from A24 fans, they had a lot to say . Not surprisingly, most of it was over the top positive. You can check out a highlight video of their thoughts above.
We ultimately got a chance to speak to about 20 people after the screening, and it's obvious how much people have fallen in love with Mia Goth's Maxine Minx. Fans used words like "inspiring" and "badass" to describe her, and one even told us they felt the trilogy was "the ultimate final girl saga." Another said the movies were now at the top of her favorite franchises. Here's a portion of her quote...
I think it's a perfect way to wrap up the franchise, which, by the way, is my absolute favorite horror franchise now.
This isn't our first time connecting with fired up A24 fans. We did something similar at a screening for Talk To Me last year, and it was easy to see a lot of parallels with the energy in the room. Fans were on the edge of their seats throughout MaXXXine’s runtime, and it wouldn’t be a surprise at all to see many of them head back to a theater and check it out for a second time.
They’ll get their chance when MaXXXine is officially released in theaters on July 5th, 2024, or even a little sooner as A24 is offering fans some showtime options on July 4th, as well. And rightfully so. Can you think of a better person to celebrate America’s birthday with than Mia Goth’s Maxine Minx? I certainly cannot.
If you haven’t checked out the X franchise yet, I cannot recommend it enough. The first film, X, follows a group of amateurs who head to a remote farm to try and make a porn movie. The second film, Pearl, is a prequel that tells the origin story of one of the side characters from the first film. MaXXXine jumps back to the timeline of the first film and continues its title character’s pursuit of her dreams of stardom.
Tickets for all the upcoming showings are already on sale. You can grab some right here and lock in your seats for one of the most exciting movies of the summer!
