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Mikey Madison Poised to Replace Sydney Sweeney in A24’s The Masque of the Red Death

Her potential dual role under Charlie Polinger marks her first project since winning the Oscar for Anora

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Mikey Madison at the Golden Globes (Getty Images)
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Mikey Madison in Better Things sits at the kitchen table smiling

Overview

  • Sources report Madison is in negotiations to play twin sisters in the wildly revisionist adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s story
  • She would step into the role after Sydney Sweeney exited due to scheduling conflicts with projects like Euphoria and Gundam
  • A24 has secured worldwide distribution rights for the film, which is set to begin production in late 2025 or early 2026
  • Insiders describe the movie as a quintessential A24 project featuring provocative, meme-worthy sequences aimed at the TikTok generation
  • Madison has maintained a selective slate post-Oscar and is also attached to Alejandro Landes Echavarría’s thriller Reptilia opposite Kirsten Dunst