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6 days ago
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Is Emma Stone an Alien in Yorgos Lanthimos' ‘Bugonia' Trailer?
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone are collaborating again, this time on Bugonia, an eerie, dark-comedy remake of the 2003 South Korean sci-fi film Save the Green Planet!, written and directed by Jang Joon-Hwan. The film's synopsis from Will Tracy's screenplay is as follows: 'Two conspiracy obsessed young men (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company (Emma Stone), convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in New 'Sense and Sensibility' Film Adaptation Maya da Costa, Myra Molloy to Star in Hayley Kiyoko's 'Girls Like Girls' Movie Steven Flynn, Former Gramercy Pictures and Focus Features Marketing Executive, Dies at 70 In addition to Stone, Plemons and Delbis, Stavros Halkias and Alicia Silverstone round out the cast. The trailer is equal parts unsettling, outlandish and zany. Although its veneer is sheer absurdity, the film's essence seems to be a dark commentary on economic disparity. While it's unclear is Stone's character is actually an alien, she appears like an unbothered Queen Bee, unfazed by the struggling working class. The English-language version of the Korean film was developed by Miky Lee's CJ ENM with Eddington writer-director Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen at Square Peg. Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe are producing for Element Pictures along with Lanthimos, Aster, Knudsen, Stone and Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko for CJ ENM. Stone has worked with Lanthimos on The Favourite, Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness, which also starred Plemons. Universal Pictures will release Bugonia internationally, excluding Korea, where CJ ENM will handle the local release. Focus Features will release Bugonia in select theaters in the U.S. on Oct. 24, followed by a wide expansion on Oct. 31. Best of The Hollywood Reporter The 40 Best Films About the Immigrant Experience Wes Anderson's Movies Ranked From Worst to Best 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Solve the daily Crossword
Hindustan Times
29-06-2025
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- Hindustan Times
Yorgos Lanthimos drops trailer for new film Bugonia starring Emma Stone; fans call it ‘Don't Look Up on ayahuasca'
Jun 29, 2025 11:44 PM IST The first trailer for Bugonia has officially landed, and it's every bit as bizarre as fans of Yorgos Lanthimos might expect. Reuniting once again with muse Emma Stone, the Oscar-winning filmmaker returns with a surreal sci-fi comedy that also stars Jesse Plemons, Alicia Silverstone, and Stavros Halkias. Emma Stone Based on the 2003 cult South Korean film Save the Green Planet!, Bugonia follows two conspiracy-obsessed men who kidnap a high-powered CEO, convinced she's actually a hostile alien in disguise. Emma Stone plays that CEO. With Lanthimos directing and Succession writer Will Tracy penning the script, the film promises a mix of dark comedy, sharp satire, and existential dread. The response had been more than positive on social media. 'Yorgos really found Emma Stone and was like 'that's it, she will be my lead actress for the rest of the movies I make,'' joked one fan. 'Emma Stone AND Jesse Plemons? I am in! They need to stop making Jesse play weird characters,' said one user. Another added, 'Whoever does his colour grading is top-tier.' Others were intrigued by the genre-blurring visuals: 'This feels like Don't Look Up if it did ayahuasca.' One more comment read, 'Looks like another episode from Black Mirror.' For fans of the Stone-Lanthimos duo, this feels like a must-watch. As one user put it: 'Love the fact Lanthimos and Emma Stone drop a movie every year. I'll never get tired of it. Proper cinema.' With Bugonia, Lanthimos continues to blur the lines between the absurd and the profound — and audiences can't wait to see how far he's willing to go this time.
Los Angeles Times
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Emma Stone is kidnapped by Jesse Plemons in trailer for ‘Bugonia,' their latest film with Yorgos Lanthimos
By the looks of the first trailer for 'Bugonia,' Emma Stone's latest collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos will be just as brilliantly bizarre as its predecessors. 'Bugonia,' an English-language remake of the South Korean sci-fi comedy 'Save the Green Planet!,' follows two conspiracy theorists who believe Stone's high-powered chief executive character is an alien planning to destroy planet Earth — so they kidnap her. Stone and Lanthimos have previously worked together on 'The Favourite' (2018), 'Poor Things' (2023) and 'Kinds of Kindness' (2024). 'Bugonia' marks their third consecutive film in three years. The trailer — released Thursday by Focus Features — opens with a voiceover, a metaphor and a shot of a beehive. 'The workers gather pollen for the queen,' Jesse Plemons, who worked with Lanthimos and Stone in 'Kinds of Kindness,' says as the trailer cuts to Stone's swaggering CEO. After a quippy kidnapping montage with Plemons and Aidan Delbis' characters set to Green Day's 'Basket Case,' Stone is shown lying unconscious in a bed. Jarring chords alternate with action-packed footage of fist fights and police chases, all framed in Lanthimos' quintessential style. 'How can you tell she's an alien?' Delbis asks. Plemons replies, 'Well, the signs are obvious.' The conspiracy theory — and the truth about the CEO's extraterrestrial status — remain anything but obvious in this initial teaser; fans will have to wait for the film's release. 'Bugonia' is set for a limited run on Oct. 24 before expanding wide Oct. 31. Stavros Halkias and Alicia Silverstone round out the cast.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
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TIFF sets premieres from Steven Soderbergh and Nia DaCosta, and more of today's top stories
Gold Derby's for June 25, 2025. The latest from Yorgos Lanthimos reteams the director with his Kinds of Kindness stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons for a satire with a (maybe) sci-fi twist. A remake of the 2003 Korean film Save the Green Planet!, Bugonia hits theaters this October. More from Gold Derby Best Drama Directing Emmy predictions: Triple submissions and big names flood this category Paul Giamatti, Stephen Graham, Cooper Koch, and the best of our Emmy Limited Series/Movie Actor interviews The Toronto International Film Festival has announced a handful of the films premiering at the annual event this September, including Steven Soderbergh's latest, The Christophers, and the new film from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple's Nia DaCosta, Hedda. The Sandman is hitting the road. Starting in September, Sandler will be heading out across the country on his You're My Best Friend tour. Tickets presales begin today at noon local time. The general on-sale starts Friday. It's Emma Stone Trailer Day apparently, as the second (and final) theatrical trailer for Ari Aster's Western Eddington debuts online. That film is due in theaters on July 18. The three-time Grammy winner has announced her first album in over a decade, Better Broken. And with the news, she dropped the video for the title track. The album is set for release on Sept. 19. Best of Gold Derby Billboard 200: Chart-topping albums of 2025 Billboard Hot 100: Every No. 1 song of 2025 Tom Cruise movies: 17 greatest films ranked worst to best Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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Bugonia Gets Earlier Release Date for Yorgos Lanthimos Movie With Emma Stone
A release date for Yorgos Lanthimos' movie has been set. Bugonia is a new Focus Features movie that is directed by Poor Things' Lanthimos. An English-language remake of 2003's Save the Green Planet!, the movie stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. Focus Features has announced that Bugonia will begin playing in select theaters in New York City and Los Angeles on October 24, 2025. It will then expand nationwide on October 31, 2025. Prior to the recent announcement, the movie was scheduled to come out on November 7, 2025. 'Bugonia sees two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced she is an alien intent on destroying Planet Earth,' the synopsis for the film reads. In addition to Stone and Plemons, Bugonia stars Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone. The screenplay comes from Will Tracy, while Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe serve as producers for Element Pictures. Other producers include Lanthimos for Pith, Stone for Fruit Tree, Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen for Square Peg, and Miky Lee and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko for CJ ENM. Lanthimos has worked with Stone on 2018's The Favourite, 2023's Poor Things (which earned Stone the Academy Award for Best Actress), and 2024's Kinds of Kindness, the latter of which also starred Plemmons. Prior to that, Lanthimos co-directed 2001's My Best Friend with Lakis Lazopoulos before he went on to helm 2005's Kinetta, 2009's Dogtooth, 2011's Alps, 2015's The Lobster, and 2017's The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Save the Green Planet!, meanwhile, is currently available to stream on Kanopy. Directed by Jang Joon-hwan, the film stars Shin Ha-kyung as Lee Byeong-gu, Baek Yoon-sik as Kang Man-shik, Hwang Jeong-min as Su-ni, Lee Jae-yong as Detective Choo, and Lee Ju-hyeon as Detective Kim. Source: Focus Features The post Bugonia Gets Earlier Release Date for Yorgos Lanthimos Movie With Emma Stone appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
