Poor Things (film)

Poor Things is an upcoming film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray.

Poor Things
Directed byYorgos Lanthimos
Screenplay byTony McNamara
Based onPoor Things
by Alasdair Gray
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobbie Ryan[1]
Edited byYorgos Mavropsaridis
Production
companies
Distributed bySearchlight Pictures
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Upon drowning herself to escape her abusive husband, a woman has her brain replaced with the brain of her unborn child by her father.

Cast

Production

It was first reported in February 2021 that Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone would reunite on the project, with a filming start of autumn 2021 reported.[2] Willem Dafoe entered negotiations to join the cast the next month.[3] By April, Ramy Youssef was in talks to join.[4] Dafoe and Youssef would be confirmed to join in May, with Mark Ruffalo and Jerrod Carmichael also added to the cast in May.[5][6] In September, Christopher Abbott was cast.[7] In November, Margaret Qualley and Suzy Bemba were cast,[8] with Kathryn Hunter revealing she had a role in the film as well.[9]

Filming began in August 2021 in Hungary,[10] and is expected to take place at Origo Studios.[11]

References
  1. Pritchard, Tiffany (November 22, 2021). "NEWS Robbie Ryan wins Golden Frog, tributes paid to Halyna Hutchins at Camerimage". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. White, James (May 22, 2021). "Yorgos Lanthimos And Emma Stone Reportedly Reuniting For Frankenstein-Style Tale Poor Things". Empire Online. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. Kroll, Justin (May 22, 2021). "Willem Dafoe In Talks To Co-Star In Yorgos Lanthimos Adaptation of 'Poor Things' For Searchlight and Film4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 22, 2021). "Ramy Youssef In Talks To Join Emma Stone In Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things' For Searchlight & Film4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  5. Galuppo, Mia (May 22, 2021). "Mark Ruffalo Joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos Feature 'Poor Things'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  6. Jackson, Angelique (May 25, 2021). "Jerrod Carmichael Joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things'". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. Kroll, Justin (September 2, 2021). "Christopher Abbott Joins Emma Stone In Yorgos Lanthimos' Adaptation of 'Poor Things' For Searchlight And Film4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. Kay, Jeremy (November 30, 2021). "Rising star Suzy Bemba joins Yorgos Lanthimos's 'Poor Things' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  9. Rottenberg, Josh (November 11, 2021). "Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' has big stars. But it's Kathryn Hunter who steals the show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  10. Varga, Denes (October 5, 2021). "Hungarian Film Industry Is Booming in 2021". Film New Europe Association. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  11. "Poor Things will film in Hungary, starring Emma Stone". Budapest Reporter. June 27, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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