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Director Yorgos Lanthimos, director of photography Robbie Ryan, and actress Emma Stone are on the set of the film 'BUGONIA' in a lush green garden, with filming equipment visible.

Bugonia Director Reveals Why He Enjoys Repeat Collaborators

Bugonia is Yorgos Lanthimos stepping into full sci-fi mode, while still keeping his love of uncomfortable comedy very close The new 2025 film serves as an English-language take on the 2003 Korean cult movie Save the Green Planet! and follows a conspiracy-minded beekeeper named Teddy who becomes convinced that powerful pharma executive Michelle Fuller is[...]
The scene from 'BUGONIA' features Emma Stone, as Michelle, with a bald head and wearing a maroon trench coat. She sits on a bed, displaying a contemplative expression in a dimly lit, industrial setting.

Bugonia Director Shares His Thoughts on the Film's Suprise Ending

Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia starts as a unique kidnapping thriller and ends as something much stranger Conceptually, the film's story follows Teddy, a conspiracy-obsessed beekeeper played by Jesse Plemons, who becomes convinced that powerful pharma CEO Michelle Fuller, played by Emma Stone, is actually an alien embedded on Earth Together with his cousin Don, he abducts her and[...]
A collage for the film 'Bugonia,' featuring a character on a bicycle, a surreal close-up of a face with colorful liquid dripping, and a woman in a stylish outfit walking outside. The image emphasizes themes of modern life and visual intrigue related to the movie.

BUGONIA Viral Website, Billboards, And Ads Launch

When you think of something that would get this kind of marketing, you don't usually think it would be something from the indie corner of Universal, Focus Features, but they've decided to lean all the way in with BUGONIA Not only did they release a website, but we've also seen billboards emerge in multiple cities that[...]
A collage for the film 'Bugonia,' featuring a character on a bicycle, a surreal close-up of a face with colorful liquid dripping, and a woman in a stylish outfit walking outside. The image emphasizes themes of modern life and visual intrigue related to the movie.

BUGONIA: Admit You're An Alien On The Record In A New Trailer

The early reviews for BUGONIA point to the exact opposite of a failure The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival at the end of August to very strong reviews, which Focus Features is peppering throughout this second trailer that it recently released We also see Teddy (Jesse Plemons) trying and failing to get Michelle (Stone)[...]
A collage for the film 'Bugonia,' featuring a character on a bicycle, a surreal close-up of a face with colorful liquid dripping, and a woman in a stylish outfit walking outside. The image emphasizes themes of modern life and visual intrigue related to the movie.

BUGONIA: More Bees, Conspiracies, And Aliens In New Trailer And Images

BUGONIA, the new film from director Yorgos Lanthimos, made its debut at the Venice International Film Festival, and so far, the reactions have been positive Lanthimos, along with now frequent collaborator Emma Stone, is back for another buckwild looking film because, of course, we are Lanthimos is another one of those directors who, even if his movie doesn't[...]
A scene from the film 'BUGONIA' (2025) featuring a man with long hair wearing headphones, riding a bicycle along a city street. He appears focused and is dressed in casual attire with a backpack.

BUGONIA: Bees, Conspiracies, And Aliens In First Teaser And Images

BUGONIA is bringing together bees, a very pretty and maybe too perfect appearing boss, and two guys so deep in the conspiracy theory well that they are convinced said boss is an alien The teaser trailer, which was released earlier this week along with two images, doesn't tell us much about the film, but that's a[...]
Focus Features Picks Up Bugonia From Yorgos Lanthimos And Emma Stone

Focus Dates Bugonia From Director Yorgos Lanthimos For Fall 2024

We still don't know that much about Bugonia, but no one should be surprised it has snagged a fall release date. February 18, 2024: Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone attend the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall in London, England Editorial credit: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com According to a press release sent out by[...]
Focus Features Picks Up Bugonia From Yorgos Lanthimos And Emma Stone

Focus Features Picks Up Bugonia From Yorgos Lanthimos And Emma Stone

However, another project is already on the horizon, and Focus sent out a press release today announcing that they will be distributing the pair's next film titled Bugonia. It will be directed by Lanthimos, written by Will Tracy, and reunite Stone with Jesse Plemons yet again Stone also has a producing credit again under Fruit Tree, Ed[...]