Bugonia (film)

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Bugonia is a 2025 dark comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Will Tracy. An English-language remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan, the film follows two young men who kidnap a powerful CEO, suspecting that she is secretly an alien who wants to destroy Earth. The film stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone. Bugonia is a co-production of the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Korea, and the United States. Development began in 2020, with Jang attached to direct, Will Tracy adapting the screenplay, and Ari Aster boarding as producer. Jang stepped down as director, citing health concerns, but remained an executive producer. By February 2024, Lanthimos was hired, while Stone joined as an actress and producer. Plemons joined that May, and the film was soon acquired by Focus Features for distribution at the Cannes Film Festival. Principal photography began in July in High Wycombe, England, and...

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