Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with his
The Favourite
star Emma Stone and screenwriter Tony McNamara for
Poor Things, adapted from the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray.
Stone plays a young woman brought back from the dead by a scientist (Willem Dafoe) who acts as her protector. When she meets an unscrupulous lawyer (Mark Ruffalo), she sets off on a globe-trotting adventure.
The film also stars Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Margaret
Qualley
and Kathryn Hunter.
Poor Things is in UK/ROI cinemas from September 8th.
Check out the teaser below.
The official synopsis reads:
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.