Mikey Madison has her pick of anything she wants to do since winning the Best Actress Oscar for Anora. And so far, she’s been kinda picky about what to do next. A number of projects have come her way, but she’s only attached to Reptilia, a new film with Kirsten Dunst about a dental hygienist who falls for a mermaid. But she may have found another, as THR reports she’s in talks for a role in A24’s Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, The Masque of the Red Death, replacing another A-list actress.
Sydney Sweeney had been attached to The Masque of the Red Death, but has since dropped out. Madison is eyeing that role now, and if she does it’ll be in director Charlie Polinger’s risque take on Poe’s gruesome short story. Here’s how the report describes it:
Madison would play twin sisters in a story that sees a mad prince take in the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry. The story sees a long-lost twin, hidden among the lower class, enter the castle and into a decadent world of orgies, opium, power schemes, revenge and decapitations.
Being choosy isn’t an insult. Madison is being particular on the projects she wants to be part of. She was briefly attached to Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie, Starfighter, but backed out of that. When she’s ready, Madison will have all on her plate that she can handle.
