Poor Things

Yorgos Lanthimos film was nominated alongside Air, American Fiction, Barbie, The Holdovers, and May December Poor Things scored a surprise victor for Best Picture — Musical or Comedy at the 2024 Golden Globes, beating out heavy favorite Barbie. Director Yorgos Lanthimos accepted the award on behalf of the cast, who he thanked after making sure to shout out how excited he was to talk to Bruce Springsteen, who was also in attendance at Sunday night’s ceremony. Poor Things centers around Emma…

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At its core, Poor Things is the relatively simple story of a woman growing up and finding herself. However, in the hands of director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favourite), it tells that tale in the most fantastical, imaginative, disturbing, and hilarious way possible. Words that, in fact, also describe the film as a whole.Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DPoor Things centers on a woman named Bella, played by Oscar winner Emma Stone. Bella has the body of a grown woman but the demeanor of a child.…

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Image: Searchlight | Atsushi NishijimaDirector Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, The Lobster) reunites with Emma Stone in his newest romantic sci-fi horror film, Poor Things. Stone is both the lead actor and one of the producers on the film, which is set to come out later this year. Who Should Be the Next James Bond? io9 PicksLanthimos has always been known for a kind of stylized film—the affect of actors is always very controlled and focused in his films, but the set design and opulence of the entire production in Poor…

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Image: 20th Century StudiosYorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone reunite in Poor Things, an upcoming science-fiction film based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray. With more than a little inspiration taken from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the film looks to be a spooky and surreal dive into the mind of a once-dead girl. The Lobster by Lanthimos was an incredibly weird film, and Poor Things looks to be a great successor to that strangeness.Who Should Be the Next James Bond? io9 PicksDescribed as “a Victorian…