Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos — one of the most interesting actor-director pairings of the modern weirdo-cinema age — have teamed up once again, and Polygon is giving readers a chance to see their latest collaboration early.
We’re hosting a free advance screening of Bugonia on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7:00 p.m. at AMC Lincoln Square in Manhattan. Fans in the New York area can sign up via this form to win tickets for themselves and a guest. Seats are limited, so act fast to secure your spot.
Bugonia marks Stone’s fifth collaboration with Lanthimos, following Poor Things, The Favourite, Bleat, and Kinds of Kindness — plus this wild music video the duo released earlier this year. This time, Stone stars opposite Jesse Plemons (Civil War), who plays a man unspooling at the edges of reality and convinced that Stone’s pharmaceutical CEO is actually an alien invader in disguise. Bound, gagged, and uncertain whether her captor is dangerous or just delusional, Stone once again finds herself in one of Lanthimos’ darkly comic nightmares.
The film comes from screenwriter Will Tracy (The Menu) and reimagines Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 cult classic Save the Green Planet! — a genre-bending blend of sci-fi, horror, and tragic comedy that became a word-of-mouth sensation on the festival circuit. (We’ve seen it too, and can endorse.) Lanthimos’ version, retitled Bugonia, carries the same paranoid DNA, making it unfortunately well-suited for everything happening in the world today.
Bugonia will be one of this fall’s most talked-about releases — a film that provokes as much as it entertains, and one that’s sure to inspire spirited debate. Get in early, courtesy of Polygon.
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