Trailer out now: Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia features Emma Stone's abduction by conspiracy theorist
Focus Features has unveiled the first trailer for Bugonia, the latest collaboration between director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone.
The film, a remake of the South Korean sci-fi comedy Save the Green Planet, follows a pair of conspiracy-obsessed friends who kidnap a powerful CEO, believing she is an alien bent on destroying Earth. Stone plays the abducted CEO, with Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone also starring.
Bugonia brings together Lanthimos and Stone for their fourth collaboration, following successful films like Poor Things, The Favourite, and Kinds of Kindness. The project is produced by Stone and Lanthimos through their respective companies, Fruit Tree and Pith Shingles. Alongside them are producers Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element Pictures, Ari Aster and Lars Knusden from Square Peg, and Miky Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko of CJ ENM.
The film is based on a script by Will Tracy and boasts a talented behind-the-scenes team, including editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis, cinematographer Robbie Ryan, production designer James Price, and composer Jerskin Fendrix. The sound mixing is handled by Johnnie Burn, with Jennifer Venditti serving as the film's casting director.
Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski expressed excitement about working with Lanthimos, describing him as a "cinematic visionary" and highlighting the unique blend of talent involved. Miky Lee, from CJ ENM, also expressed enthusiasm for the project, noting the fusion of Lanthimos' style with the story's novel narrative.
Bugonia will have a limited engagement release in select theaters on October 24, 2025, before expanding to a wider audience on October 31.
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