Overview

• Bugonia had its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, joining 21 titles vying for the Golden Lion.
• The English‑language remake of Save the Green Planet! follows two conspiracy‑driven men who abduct a powerful CEO they believe is an alien.
• At the Venice press conference, Emma Stone joked that she believes in aliens and discussed shaving her head on camera for the role, calling it easier than any hairstyle.
• Yorgos Lanthimos described the film as a reflection of present realities rather than a distant dystopia, warning that humanity is nearing a reckoning over technology, wars and climate change.
• The cast includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias and Alicia Silverstone, from a script by Will Tracy with producers spanning Element Pictures, CJ ENM, Square Peg, Fruit Tree and Lanthimos.