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Emily Murray

MaXXXine director says he relates to Elizabeth Debicki's cutthroat character "more than he'd like" as she compares the fictional director to him

Elizabeth debicki as liz in horror movie maxxxine.

Following on from X and Pearl, writer/director Ti West's trilogy closer MaXXXine sends Mia Goth's Maxine Minx to Hollywood in her pursuit of stardom. Wanting to become an actor following a successful career in the porn industry, Maxine lands a role in chilling horror sequel The Puritan II hoping that will help her make a name for herself.

That fictional movie is directed by Tenet star Elizabeth Debicki's cutthroat character Liz Bender, a no-nonsense and ambitious filmmaker who is very passionate about her work. Whilst discussing the real-life inspirations behind her character, Debicki revealed to Collider that "there's a little bit of Ti in Liz", referring to the MaXXXine director himself.

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