Overview

• Stone filmed the head-shaving sequence inside a Range Rover for Yorgos Lanthimos’s upcoming dark comedy, executing the cut in real time on camera.
• The actress became tearful before shooting as the act recalled her mother Krista’s breast cancer journey.
• Jennifer Lawrence initially discouraged the decision but later acknowledged that Stone “pulled it off” and looked “beautiful.”
• Bugonia reimagines the South Korean thriller Save the Green Planet! with Stone as a pharmaceutical CEO abducted by conspiracy theorists played by Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis.
• The film will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival and open in theaters this October, with Focus Features listing an Oct. 24 release and People reporting Oct. 31.