US EditionJesse Plemons Kidnaps Emma Stone in 'Bugonia' Trailer
- The film Bugonia, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, opens in select theaters on October 24, 2025, with a wide release on October 31, 2025.
- Bugonia is a dark sci-fi comedy remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet that centers on a pair of conspiracy-driven men who abduct the CEO of a large corporation, convinced she is an alien threatening Earth.
- The movie explores economic inequality and mental health issues through Teddy, a low-paid beekeeper played by Plemons, who views workers as bees serving a queen-like CEO, played by Stone.
- In 2023, director Lanthimos commended Emma Stone's versatility, stating there are no limits to what she can achieve, while the screenplay was penned by Will Tracy, known for his work on HBO’s Succession and the film The Menu.
- Bugonia's release highlights timely themes of labor exploitation and conspiracy delusions, suggesting it will resonate as a social commentary on contemporary workplace inequality.
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'Bugonia' Trailer: Jesse Plemons Kidnaps Girlboss CEO Emma Stone
Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features © 2025 All Rights ReservedEmma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos are an unstoppable duo. Following the success of the Oscar-winning Poor Things and last year’s anthology Kinds of Kindness, the creative pair are set to release their next feature film together, Bugonia, a dark sci-fi comedy based on the 2003 South Korean cult hit Save the Green Planet. It’s no surprise the two are working together again. Since first teami…
The pharma CEOs aren’t safe in new trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia
CEOs would be nothing without the labor of their (typically) underpaid employees, and the unfairness of that reality seems to be what’s causing all the chaos in director Yorgos Lanthimos‘ upcoming film, Bugonia. A remake of South Korean director Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 feature Save the Green Planet, Bugonia zooms in on the life of Teddy (Jesse Plemons), a conspiracy-minded beekeeper who works for a massive pharmaceutical company run by Michelle (E…
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