"In "Bugonia," Stone plays fictional pharmaceutical company CEO Michelle Fuller, who is kidnapped by two conspiracy-obsessed beekeepers (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) who are convinced she's an alien. The colorful concept comes from the film's source material - it's loosely a remake of "Save the Green Planet!," a 2003 South Korean dark comedy directed by Jang Joon-hwan - but in the development process, screenwriter Will Tracy ("Succession," "The Menu") ended up making a few big changes."
"Producer Ari Aster ("Midsommar," "Hereditary") had suggested flipping the CEO's gender from man to woman, and Tracy liked the idea. Then they made yet another change. "When I first wrote the script, the character was supposed to be more in their 50s or older," Tracy told Business Insider. "And then obviously that changed when Emma came on." Director Lanthimos signed on to the movie in the late summer of 2023, just before his movie " Poor Things" world premiered at the Venice Film Festival."
Bugonia follows Michelle Fuller, a powerful pharmaceutical CEO who is kidnapped by two conspiracy-obsessed beekeepers convinced she is an alien. The film is a loose remake of the 2003 South Korean dark comedy Save the Green Planet!, and the adaptation introduced significant development changes. Producer Ari Aster suggested flipping the CEO's gender from male to female. Screenwriter Will Tracy originally conceived the character as someone in their 50s before Emma Stone joined and the role was reworked. Director Yorgos Lanthimos signed on in late summer 2023 and found the script funny, suspenseful, and complex.
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