Mikey Madison has (finally!) set one of her first roles since winning the Academy Award for her performance in last year’s Anora. Madison is reportedly in talks to star in The Masque of the Red Death, an A24 and Picturestart re-imagining of the 1842 Edgar Allan Poe short story from filmmaker Charlie Polinger.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Madison would play twin sisters in a story that sees a mad prince take in the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry. The story sees a long-lost twin, hidden among the lower class, enter the castle and into a decadent world of orgies, opium, power schemes, revenge and decapitations.

Madison replaces Sydney Sweeney in the role, as the latter had to drop out of the project due to scheduling issues. The tone of the film is reportedly “quintessential A24”, a black-comedy adaptation.

Polinger wrote the screenplay, which was featured on the 2023 Black List. He also made his feature directorial debut this year with The Plague, a psychological horror film about a socially awkward tween who endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp.

The Masque of the Red Death is due to begin production at the end of this year, or beginning of next year.