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Emma Stone’s Bugonia Draws Bald-Only Screening as Divided Early Reviews Roll In

The Yorgos Lanthimos remake starring Emma Stone begins a platform rollout Oct. 24 before expanding nationwide Oct. 31.

Overview

  • Focus Features hosted a free, bald-only early screening at the Culver Theater in Los Angeles, with an on-site barber shaving attendees who wanted entry.
  • Early critiques describe the film as polarizing, praising performances and craft while faulting tone, pacing, or thematic clarity.
  • The story follows two conspiracy-obsessed cousins who kidnap a pharmaceutical CEO they believe is an alien, including a ritual head-shaving.
  • Emma Stone shaved her head for the role, calling the transformation quick and fun in interviews, while noting a last-minute nervous moment before the cut.
  • The English-language adaptation of Save the Green Planet! features Jesse Plemons and first-time feature actor Aidan Delbis, with a limited opening Oct. 24 and wider U.S. release Oct. 31.