Earlier this year, Ti West’s X hit theatres and featured a big surprise in the end credits. The horror movie’s final moments revealed that West also filmed a prequel starring Mia Goth. In X, Goth played both Maxine, the ambitious adult film actor, as well as Pearl, the murderous old woman who lived on the farm where a dirty movie was being filmed. In Pearl, Goth plays the younger version of the titular character, giving fans a glimpse at her troubled past. The prequel hit theatres this weekend, and horror fans cannot stop praising Goth’s performance.
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“I definitely think that the Pearl that we meet in Pearl is, definitely, she’s a product of her environment and that’s what’s motivating her throughout the movie, really,” Goth recently shared with ComicBook.com. “Had she grown up in a different time, possibly with different parents that were more supportive, encouraging, I don’t believe that she would’ve gone down the route that she goes on and that’s really what helped me empathize with her as a character, really. She’s not just this cold-blooded killer. She’s really just making the best of what she has.”
You can check out some of the tweets praising Goth’s performance in Pearl below…
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“A Revelation”
Monologue Magic
Queen Status
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Highest Praise
“Masterclass”
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Fan Favorite
I Said What I Said
How Does She Do It?!
In Conclusion
Pearl is now playing in theatres.
