Mikey Madison has her sights on a brand new position!

The 26-year-old Oscar winner is reportedly in talks to star within the upcoming A24 movie The Masque of the Crimson Dying, a reimagining of the Edgar Allen Poe story, based on THR.

Mikey could be taking up the lead position from Sydney Sweeney, who was connected to the mission earlier this 12 months, however dropped out because of scheduling conflicts. (She has fairly the listing of upcoming tasks!)

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In The Masque of the Crimson Dying, from filmmaker Charlie Polinger, Mikey “would play twin sisters in a narrative that sees a mad prince take within the noble class into his citadel whereas a plague devastates the peasantry. The story sees a long-lost twin, hidden among the many decrease class, enter the citadel and right into a decadent world of orgies, opium, energy schemes, revenge and decapitations.”

The upcoming movie is ready to begin filming finish of this 12 months or early 2026.

This marks one in every of Mikey‘s first post-Oscar win roles, together with the thriller Reptilia with Kirsten Dunst.

Beforehand, it was reported Mikey turned down starring as a villain in Shawn Levy‘s Star Wars film with Ryan Gosling, and THR now experiences negotiations stopped over pay.