Mikey Madison has set one of her first roles since winning the Oscar for her performance in Neon’s Anora.
Madison is in talks to star in The Masque of the Red Death, a re-imagining of the creepy Edgar Allan Poe story from filmmaker Charlie Polinger.
She was in brief talks to play a villain in Star Wars movie Starfighter, but those talks broke down over pay.
Madison replaces another It Girl in Red Death.
Red Death is due to shoot at the end of this year or early next year, according to sources.
Since her Oscar-winning performance in Neon’s Anora, Mikey Madison has set one of her first roles.
Madison is in negotiations to play the lead in Charlie Polinger’s eerie adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s tale, The Masque of the Red Death. It is produced by Picturestart and distributed globally by A24.
Madison is known for picking her roles carefully, and despite her many outreach efforts, she hasn’t done much since her meteoric rise following the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Anora in May 2024. Two people are an exception. Short-lived negotiations to play a villain in the Star Wars film Starfighter ended due to salary issues. She also affixed herself to the package Reptilia, which tells the story of a dental hygienist who develops feelings for a mermaid. ).
Madison might now have discovered a role with a significant start date for production that could be a worthy sequel. In a story where a mad prince takes the noble class into his castle while a plague decimates the peasantry, Madison would play twin sisters, according to sources who spoke to The Hollywood Reporter. In the narrative, a long-lost twin who is concealed among the lower classes enters the castle and enters a hedonistic world of opium, power struggles, orgies, retaliation, and beheadings.
As a quintessential A24 film, the project is expected to feature scenes that will likely raise eyebrows and inspire memes among the TikTok community.
Red Death’s Madison takes the place of another It Girl. Due to scheduling, Sydney Sweeney, who had previously been on board to star, left. With a full schedule this year, Sweeney is currently filming Euphoria and will appear in Legendary’s fall adaptation of the Japanese media property Gundam.
According to sources, Red Death is scheduled to begin filming at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.
Madison was praised widely for her work on Anora, receiving several nominations and winnings from the Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards. Anora won five Oscars, including one for best picture. Madison gained notoriety for her roles in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Scream (2022).
Sloane Offer, Authentic Talent, and UTA are her representatives.
