Bugonia, Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos
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"Bugonia," one of this fall's strangest and most anticipated releases, is finally here. The film is a reunion between actress Emma Stone and her go-to director, Yorgos Lanthimos, following their previous partnerships on 2018's "The Favourite,
The film follows two conspiracy theorists (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) who kidnap a corporate CEO (Stone) they believe is an alien.
Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Aidan Delbis star in the latest from director Yorgos Lanthimos.
"You can hold me to it," Yorgos Lanthimos, director of "Bugonia" says after making films back to back over the past three years.
Emma Stone tells PEOPLE how she and director Yorgos Lanthimos got Jennifer Aniston's permission to use her likeness for a scene in their new movie, 'Bugonia,' in theaters now.
Bugonia is a movie that, once you see it, you’ll want to watch it again almost immediately. The films of director Yorgos Lanthimos are often like that — weird, rewatchable, immaculate—but Bugonia is different. It’s more pertinent. More intense. And more surprising than maybe all of his previous work combined. Which is saying something.
His latest, Bugonia, reunites him with Emma Stone and writer Will Tracy ( The Menu ). It’s an English adaptation of Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet!, centered around two cousins (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) who kidnap a CEO (Stone) they think is an alien plotting Earth’s downfall.
The Greek director reunites with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons for a remake of a Korean movie about a conspiracy theorist convinced of an alien threat.
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons star in the latest absurdity from Yorgos Lanthimos. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.