Emma Stone responds to suggestions that ‘Poor Things’ is “sexist and exploitative”

Zack Sharf Digital News Director The summer movie season is still two months away, but it’s about to be a blockbuster month on streaming platforms. From holiday tentpoles to major Oscar contenders and the highest-grossing concert film off all time, streaming platforms are delivering the goods and then some this month. Top of mind for many Disney+ subscribers in March will be the arrival of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” which is making its streaming debut with a special “Taylor’s Version” that includes five songs not included in previous releases of the concert film.

Emma Stone and husband Dave McCary are stepping out for the premiere of Problemista, which they co-produced!

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Yorgos Lanthimos‘ “Poor Things,” spans five different major locations — London, Paris, a ship, Alexandria and Lisbon — which meant production designers James Price and Shona Heath had a considerable undertaking ahead of them when they signed on. Creating Lisbon proved to be one of the biggest jobs for cinematographer Robbie Ryan and even Lanthimos. As Emma Stone’s Bella Baxter departs her black-and-white world of Victorian-era London and Godwin’s (Willem Dafoe’s) home, the movie transitions into a pastel-colored world — there’s a soundstage with a water tank for the scenic sea view, and a giant picturesque backdrop.

Emma Stone has revealed that her role in Poor Things required her to eat 60 Portuguese tarts in one scene.The film, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, sees the actress play Bella Baxter, a dead woman brought back to life by a mad scientist in Victorian London after having the brain of an unborn baby put in her head, before going on a journey of sexual discovery.At a recent panel discussion, Stone was asked whether playing an “explicitly sexual” character was a challenge, but she said the most difficult part was in fact some of the character’s other traits, including her eating habits.“Figuring out how to walk or eat 60 Portuguese tarts, which the first bite is delicious, but by the end you really want to puke,” she said (via People). “Or her seeing death and decay for the first time, much more challenging than the nudity, which is the only thing people want to seem to ask me about.”Stone is nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the film, and also recently won the BAFTA for Best Actress.

Emma Stone is revealing how much she ate while filming Poor Things!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Score one for true love! Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s romantic comedy “Anyone But You” hit a notable box office milestone with $200 million globally. It stands as the highest-grossing romantic comedy in years, outperforming recent star-driven entries in the genre like Julia Roberts and George Clooney’s “Ticket to Paradise” ($168 million) and the Sandra Bullock-led “The Lost City” ($192 million). “Anyone But You” is the first rom-com in half a decade to cross $200 million, since 2018’s PG-13 “Crazy Rich Asians” ($239 million), and the first of the R-rated variety since 2016’s “Bridget Jones’s Baby” ($211 million).

Emma Stone is going viral over her behavior at the 2024 SAG Awards.

Emma Stone looks beautiful on the red carpet at the SAG Awards!

Producers for nine of the 10 nominees for Outstanding Producer of a Motion Picture at the PGA Awards spoke at a breakfast panel about their films Saturday.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Everyone could use a good cry now and again. And what better way to get those tears flowing than watching a movie? Variety caught up with this year’s Oscar nominees at the Academy’s annual nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton to find out the last time they cried at the movies. “I cried at ‘Parallel Mothers,’” said “Oppenheimer” star Emily Blunt.

Even if you’re best friends with her, don’t mess with Taylor Swift, y’all!

shake it off.Emma Stone revealed that she will never joke about her good friend Taylor Swift again after calling the singer an “a–hole” during the 2024 Golden Globes.“I definitely won’t make a joke like that again … because I saw headlines that really pulled it out of context,” Stone, 35, told Variety on Wednesday. “What a dope.”Stone, who has been friends with the “Cruel Summer” singer since 2008, made the remark to several members of the press after securing the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Comedy.“What an a–hole, am I right?” the “Poor Things” star told reporters when asked about Swift, 34, who was spotted giving the “La La Land” actress a standing ovation during the ceremony last month.

EXCLUSIVE: TV and film writers will want to circle this one in their calendars: Poor Things and The Favourite producer Element Pictures is launching Storyhouse, a new Dublin-based screenwriting festival that will celebrate storytellers and storytelling.

Emma Stone is clearing the air about her friendship with Taylor Swift after a joke she made about the singer got taken way out of context.

Emma Stone has said that she will never make a Taylor Swift joke again after the backlash she received following the Golden Globes.In a new interview with Variety, the Poor Things actor addressed the moment in which she made a joke about Swift during a backstage press conference after winning the award for Best Actress In A Musical Or Comedy.During the press conference, Stone was asked about Swift, who was cheering her on. Stone went on to joke about the ‘Bejeweled’ singer saying, “What an asshole, am I right?” Though it was a joke, fans of the pop singer took it to heart and were offended.Speaking about the moment with Variety, Stone said: “I definitely won’t make a joke like that again, because I saw headlines that really pulled it out of context.” The actor then proceeded to point at her self and say “What a dope.”Taylor Swift reacts to Emma Stone winning her Golden Globes.

Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos are a winning team and they will be continuing their collaborations!

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Actors often talk about how freeing it is to play characters that live in the moment — a sentiment that “Poor Things” screenwriter Tony McNamara understands. In writing the character of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a woman who has an infant’s brain implanted in her body, McNamara says he was working with a blank slate. “The fingerprints of childhood and society weren’t on her as a character,” McNamara tells Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast.

Well, that certainly didn’t take long. Yesterday, it was announced that Greek weird wave filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos would be directing a remake of the South Korean sci-fi black comedy “Save The Green Planet.” And we speculated within, based on comments that the filmmaker and actress had already made, that Emma Stone could star, and well, yep, she is.

Emma Stone, who just won a BAFTA for her performance in “Poor Things” and is nominated for an Oscar, is in talks to reunite with Yorgos Lanthimos on his remake of South Korean fantasy comedy “Save the Green Planet.” The project, which is expected to start shooting in the summer in the U.K. and New York, has been in the works for several years. Jang Joon-hwan, who directed the original South Korean movie, was previously attached to helm the English-language remake, based on a screenplay by Will Tracy, whose credits include HBO’s “Succession” and Searchlight’s “The Menu.” An eccentric black comedy, the story of “Save the Green Planet” revolves around a disillusioned young man who captures and tortures a businessman whom he believes to be part of an alien invasion.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor With just four days remaining until final Oscar voting officially opens, the race has taken a few unexpected turns at the BAFTA Awards. Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” a biographical drama about the father of the atomic bomb, has continued to surge ahead after seven wins, including best film and director. Its trajectory towards a triumphant night on the Dolby Theatre stage on March 10 seems assured.