Emma Stone’s New Yorgos Lanthimos Movie ‘Bugonia’ Sets Filming Start [Exclusive]

The big picture

• Yorgos Lanthimos plans to film
  bugonia
  with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons this summer.
• Focus Features recently signed on for distribution, excited to collaborate with the visionary director.
• Based on the South Korean film,
  Let's save the Green Planet
  Lanthimos promises a fresh and darkly funny narrative.

Yorgos Lanthimos is ready to start shooting his latest project, bugonia, this July The six-time Oscar-nominated director confirmed the news to Collider's Steve Weintraub while promoting his new role, kind of kindnessat the Cannes Festival. bugonia has secured a deal with Focus Features, with Universal Pictures handling international distribution (except Korea). The film will reunite Lanthimos with his muse, Emma Stoneas well as Jesse Plemons which is fast becoming the author's favorite. Will Tracy he wrote the script. The plot centers on two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap the CEO of a major company, believing it to be an alien plot to destroy Earth.

bugonia marks another collaboration between Lanthimos and Stone, following their work the favorite, type of kindness, and the recently acclaimed poor things, which earned Stone an Oscar for Best Actress. Stone's reunion with Lanthimos is always welcome, as their past projects have received critical acclaim.

Plemons, known for his versatile roles in fargo game night i The power of the dogwill co-star

Who else is supporting “Bugonia”?

Peter Kujawski, president of Focus Features, commented on the collaboration, saying, “Yorgos Lanthimos is a cinematic visionary with a unique style. We are thrilled to partner with him, Emma and the teams at Element, Square Peg and CJ ENM for bringing this darkly funny story to life.” producers Ed Guiney i Andrew Lowe of Element Pictures, who have previously worked with Lanthimos, expressed their excitement to reunite with the director. “We are thrilled to be working with Focus Features and reuniting with Yorgos, Emma and Jesse, as well as many of the talented teams from our recent projects,” they shared.

Jerry Kyoungboom Ko of CJ ENM highlighted the intriguing origins of the story, based on the South Korean sci-fi comedy Let's save the Green Planet (2003). “I am delighted to present this fascinating story of Korean cinema, in collaboration with such a talented team. Yorgos' unique style will bring a fresh perspective to the storytelling,” said Ko. Christian Vesper, CEO of Global Drama in Fremantle, also expressed his support. “We are excited to have Fremantle as part of Yorgos' latest project and are proud to support the Element team. Yorgos' films are consistently innovative and captivating, and we look forward to collaborating on bugoniaVesper said.

With filming set to begin in July, anticipation is building for Lanthimos' next cinematic marvel. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates bugonia and other movie news. In the meantime, you can watch poor things on Hulu.

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