Poor Things: Everything We Know About Emma Stone's Strange New Movie
23.11.2023 - 21:43
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Poor Things, which promises to be one of the weirdest (and most fun) of the year is almost here! is sure to nab at least a nomination for the , and we are fully drooling over the sets and costumes.Based on the novel by the late Alasdair Gray, Poor Things follows Bella Baxter (Stone), a Victorian woman that was resurrected by the “brilliant and unorthodox scientist” Dr.
Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).
“Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn,” reads the film's description, per .
“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.”Here's everything we know about the wild and wicked Frankenstein-esque flick.When is Poor Things in theaters? The movie hits theaters stateside on December 5, and in the UK on January 12.What is Poor Things about? Basically, the movie blends elements of fantasy, comedy, and drama to tell the story of a woman's quest for freedom.Who's in the cast and crew? The team behind 2018's have clearly staged a reunion.
Emma Stone (who also produced Poor Things), writer Tony McNamara, and director Yorgos Lanthimos all worked on both projects.Apart from Stone, Dafoe, and Ruffalo, the cast is rounded out by Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Kathryn Hunter, Ramy Youssef, and Jerrod Carmichael.But like, what's the vibe? The runtime is two hours and twenty-one minutes, so pee before you find your seat.
The movie is rated R “for strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language,” , so maybe don't take the kids.
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