Overview

• The English-language remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s Save the Green Planet! reunites Lanthimos with Emma Stone, who stars opposite Jesse Plemons.
• Early reactions from Venice skew positive, with critics highlighting standout performances by Stone and Plemons.
• The film follows two conspiracy-obsessed men who kidnap a powerful CEO they believe is an alien, blending dark comedy, horror and satire.
• Lanthimos described the story as a mirror of current realities, warning that humanity faces a reckoning tied to technology, wars and climate change.
• The screenplay is by Will Tracy, with producing partners including Element Pictures, CJ ENM, Square Peg and Stone’s Fruit Tree.