A prequel to Ti West's "X" film has already been filmed, shot in secret back to back with "X" in New Zealand during the pandemic. The prequel is titled "Pearl"and will give us the backstory for Pearl.
The surprise reveal now sets up West’s “X” and “Pearl” to launch the first horror franchise from A24, the home of art-house genre hits “The Witch,” “Hereditary” and “Midsommar.”
The ambitious feat was partly inspired by the unique demands of making "X" during COVID-19. Production on the R-rated horror picture was set to take place in early 2021 in New Zealand, where cases were low. Facing a mandatory two-week quarantine on arrival, West thought, why not use the time to pen a sequel?
"My plan was to write it there and see if I can convince A24 that we should make two movies," said West.
West wrote "Pearl" in quarantine, sent it off, and went back to prepping "X." By the time filming began in February, they had a greenlight. The prequel, which is not yet dated, marks Goth's first co-writer credit. Produced by A24, Jacob Jaffke, Harrison Kreiss and Kevin Turen, it is executive produced by Goth, Dennis Cummings, Sam Levinson, Ashley Levinson, Karina Manashil, Mescudi and Peter Phok.
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