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Franz Rogowski & Benedict Wong Join A24’s ‘The Masque Of The Red Death’

February 11, 2026

Franz Rogowski, Benedict Wong Nick Thompson/Stewart Bywater EXCLUSIVE: Franz Rogowski (Passages) and Benedict Wong (Weapons) have closed deals to join Mikey Madison and Léa Seydoux in The Masque of the Red Death, DGA Award winner Charlie Polinger’s wildly revisionist and darkly comedic take on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allen Poe for A24. Character details are being kept under wraps. Published in 1842, Poe’s story follows Prince Prospero, who retreats with a group of nobles into a fortified abbey as a deadly plague ravages the countryside.

Franz Rogowski, Benedict Wong

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To distract themselves, the elites host an elaborate masked ball, but as the night progresses, an unsettling presence disrupts the celebration, forcing the guests to confront the reality they believed they had shut out.
Related Stories Casting Ariela Barer To Star In A24's 'Deep Cuts' In Recasting Of Odessa A'zion News A24 Lands Erotic Thriller Spec By Dylan Brady In Bidding War, Nicole Kidman In Talks To Star Julia Hammer and Erik Feig are producing for Picturestart, alongside James Presson and Lucy McKendrick, with Polinger exec producing.
A24 is set to distribute the film worldwide.
Watch on Deadline An Independent Spirit Award nominee, Rogowski is known for his work in lauded films like Andrea Arnold’s Bird, Ira Sachs’ Passages, Sebastian Meise’s Great Freedom, and Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life.
Upcoming, he’ll be seen in Henry Dunham’s A24 pic Enemies, starring Jeremy Allen White and Austin Butler, as well as Jaume Collet-Serra’s Cliffhanger reboot.

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Franz Rogowski & Benedict Wong Join A24’s ‘The Masque Of The Red Death’

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