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Fans Go Bald for ‘Bugonia’ Screening as Emma Stone Addresses Her Head Shave

Early reviews trend positive ahead of an Oct. 24 limited launch followed by an Oct. 31 U.S. expansion.

Overview

  • A free advance showing at Los Angeles’ Culver Theater required attendees to be bald, with a barber on site to shave heads for entry, drawing fans who embraced the stunt.
  • Emma Stone said shaving her head for the role was quick and fun but admitted to a last‑minute freak‑out before filming the scene, later calling the look liberating and weighing in playfully on the bald-only event.
  • Rotten Tomatoes scores hover around 90% as critics praise performances and craft but differ on the film’s tone and overall payoff, with some reviews calling it divisive.
  • Focus Features opens the film in select theaters on Oct. 24 before expanding nationwide on Oct. 31 as the marketing leans into experiential promotions.
  • Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the English‑language reimagining of Save the Green Planet! reunites him with Stone, who plays a biotech CEO kidnapped by conspiracy‑obsessed men.