Xavier Dolan Comes Out of Retirement for a Truly Thrilling Horror Film

Xavier Dolan is working on a horror film

Xavier Dolan’s latest film, Mattia and Massimowas released in 2019. Since then, the director and actor has shocked the world of cinema by announcing his retirement in July 2023. Fortunately for those who appreciate his work, the Quebecer has decided to retrace his steps. Because he is preparing a new project.

It’s during the podcast Without filter (visible below, from 47min 18sec) which Xavier Dolan has announced he is working on a new movieThe Montreal native will adapt like this a script he wrote himself before the Covid pandemic. This time, with this feature film, he will focus on a new genre: horror.

A plot set in France at the end of the 19th century

Xavier Dolan has not given the title of his new film. However, he has revealed that his story would take place in 1880, in France. While he did not provide any further details about the plot, he also explained that this feature film will explore the themes of “the fear of failure, the fear of being alienated, rejected, misunderstood” AND “the difficulty of creating”.

The director of little mommy he will finish the script of his new film first, since he has already done it about twenty pages write. He will also rework what he has already written. Then he will be ready to go behind the camera to adapt it.

The director is also preparing another project

This new Xavier Dolan film should be shot In France. The director is expected to use many natural settings. He hopes to be able to start shooting in autumn 2025. The feature film will therefore probably not be released in theaters not before 2026. Until then, information about the film’s plot and casting should start to circulate in the coming months.

Xavier Dolan in any case seems really out of retirement. Because this project is not the only one he is preparing. During the same podcast he also explained that he has started writing a series. And when one of the show’s hosts asked him if he still had as much fun filming, he replied that:he loved iteven stating: “I can not live without”.

Source: Cine Serie

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