Pearl is a prequel to X. This prequel follows Pearl when she still dreams of leaving the farm and having a better life elsewhere. On the farm she feels burdened with taking care of her ailing father and taking orders from her overbearing mother. She also feels abandoned by Howard, her husband, who went off to fight in the first World War. When Mitzy, her sister-in-law, tells her about a dance audition Pearl thinks all of her problems are solved. But when her murderous tendencies start to get the better of her, it seems her dreams may have to remain just dreams. Pearl was released in 2022. It was directed by Ti West. It stars Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, and Emma Jenkins-Purro.
