Key Highlights
- And thus, the Oscar-contending film Bugonia was born, with Aster producing and Yorgos Lanthimos at the helm.
- Related Stories Festivals ‘Bugonia’ Review: Jesse Plemons Is Nutcase Conspiracy Theorist Who Kidnaps Emma Stone In Yorgos Lanthimos’ Wild Ride – Venice Film Festival News Ethan Hawke And Richard Linklater On Reuniting For Their ’40s-Set Broadway Ballad ‘Blue Moon’: “This Was Something We Hadn’t Done Before” In Bugonia, Jesse Plemons is Teddy, a blue collar guy who has met the sharp end of capitalism and in turn spiraled into an echo chamber of conspiracy theories.
- He fixates on Michelle (Emma Stone) — a cutthroat corporate chief, and his mom’s former boss — and decides to kidnap her with the help of his brother Don (Aidan Delbis) to prove that she is not, in fact, human.
- Watch on Deadline Here, Tracy explains what pulled him into the story and how he worked with Lanthimos to bring the script to the screen.
- (L-R) Emma Stone, Aidan Delbis and Jesse Plemons in ‘Bugonia’ Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features/Everett Collection DEADLINE: Ari Aster brought this to you.
