TMZ reported in Jan. 2024 that Mia Goth allegedly kicked a background actor in the head on purpose during a take, and then proceeded to bully him afterwards, threatening him to not report the assault, according to legal documents. The unnamed actor filed a lawsuit against her, writer/director Ti West and production company A24.
The filmmakers went "old-school" during production. The movie was made the same way as it would have been in the 1980s, i.e using the same camera equipment as back then, and avoiding "modern trickery" when filming.
The third part of the X trilogy, after X (2022) , and Pearl (2022).
Lead actress Mia Goth (Maxine Minx) stated that the story for this film, in her opinion, is the best out of the three.