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Bugonia” Opens This Week as Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Reunite

Their fourth collaboration arrives with attention on Stone’s on‑camera head shave filmed in a single take.

Overview

  • The science‑fiction thriller begins theatrical runs from December 11, including bookings at Argentina’s Paseo Aldrey and Paseo Diagonal cinemas.
  • Emma Stone plays a high‑powered pharmaceutical executive abducted by two conspiracists who believe she is extraterrestrial, portrayed by Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis.
  • The head‑shaving scene was staged as a precisely choreographed single take using multiple cameras, with production detailing VistaVision setups and strict makeup continuity.
  • Stone said she asked Lanthimos to shave his head in solidarity for the sequence, a request she described as part of the preparation for the demanding scene.
  • Coverage reports the film as an adaptation of the 2003 Korean title Save the Green Planet!, with a screenplay by Will Tracy from a premise developed by producer Ari Aster.