Xavier Dolan Reveals Writing Period Horror Movie In Return To Feature Filmmaking
Canadian director Xavier Dolan has revealed he is writing a period horror movie set in 1880s France, which he hopes to shoot in late 2025.
If the project comes together, it will be Dolan’s first feature since Matthias & Maxime, which premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
“It’s something I wrote before the pandemic, and I’m looking at again… It’s a genre film, a horror film, set in 1880s in France.,” Dolan told the Canadian cinema Sans Filtre podcast.
During the episode, Dolan talked at length about the personal impact of negative reviews for his sixth feature It’s Only the End of the World when it premiered in Competition in Cannes in 2016.
Dolan hit back at the time, and the experience appears to continue to play into his work.
Talking about the new horror movie project, he said: “It feels removed from my life and...
If the project comes together, it will be Dolan’s first feature since Matthias & Maxime, which premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
“It’s something I wrote before the pandemic, and I’m looking at again… It’s a genre film, a horror film, set in 1880s in France.,” Dolan told the Canadian cinema Sans Filtre podcast.
During the episode, Dolan talked at length about the personal impact of negative reviews for his sixth feature It’s Only the End of the World when it premiered in Competition in Cannes in 2016.
Dolan hit back at the time, and the experience appears to continue to play into his work.
Talking about the new horror movie project, he said: “It feels removed from my life and...
- 8/6/2024
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