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 January 12th.
Check out the new trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
From the filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman bought back to life by the brilliant Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Defoe). 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.
