Palme d'Or-winning French actress Léa Seydoux (France, Blue Is the Warmest Colour) will star opposite Oscar winner Mikey Madison (Anora) in The Masque of the Red Death, the new film from A24 and Picturestart, "billed as a revisionist and darkly comedic take on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe," Deadline reported.
The project is from writer-director Charlie Polinger (The Plague). Julia Hammer and Erik Feig will produce for Picturestart, alongside James Presson and Lucy McKendrick, with Polinger exec producing. A24 will distribute the film worldwide.