Good news horror fans: soon you will be able to bring the exquisitely explicitXhome with you. Lionsgate has just announced that the throw-back slasher will be released on Blu-ray and DVD this May.
Xmarks directorTi West’s long-awaited return to horror films. West served as both writer and director on the film. He is perhaps best known for his work on films such asV/H/S. For the past few years, however, West has shifted his attention to work on television.Xfollows a group from Houston who mosey on over to a rental house on a creepy old property in small-town Texas to shoot an adult film. High on their own expectations for their project (and a few other things), the group ends up stirring some unwanted attention from the couple renting them the guest house. Set in 1979, the film is a loving, hilarious, and frightening homage to grindhouse films and the burgeoning market for erotic films in the pre-Reagan halcyon days of the sexual liberation movement, before a new wave of conservatism, along with the tragic effects of the AIDS crisis, took hold.
The film starsMia Gothin a duel role as both the protagonist Maxine and Pearl, the elderly wife of the rented property’s owner. Goth previously starred inA Cure for Wellness,Suspiria,andEmma.She is joined by rising scream queenJenna Ortega,who starred in the most recentScreamfilm. They are joined by Martin Henderson of the Y2K classicThe Ring,Brittany Snow,Owen Campbell,Stephen Ure, andScott Mescudi, who is more commonly known as Kid Cudi.
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A prequel to the film is already in post-production.Pearlwill tell the story of the more sinister of Goth’s dual characters, showing her in her youth as her need for love drives her to murder. A trailer for the film was shown as a post-credits scene in theatrical showings ofX.Pearlis set to be released in 2023.
The Blu-ray and DVD releases will feature several special features including “That X Factor” featurette and “The Farmer’s Daughters” extended scene.Xwill be available on Blu-ray and DVD on May 24. The film will be available in a Blu-ray, DVD, and digital combo pack for a Suggested Retail Price of $39.99, and on DVD alone for $29.96.
