Director Yorgos Lanthimos is back again with another soon-to-be smash hit.

Earlier this year, Emma Stone's close-cropped <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/the-most-iconic-pixie-cuts-of-all-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pixie cut</a> was the hairstyle seen round the world. Months later, it became clear to pop culture fiends across the Internet that the look wasn't simply a breath of fresh air&mdash;instead, the style was the aftermath of the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/all-of-the-actors-who-shaved-their-head-for-a-role-emma-stone-bald" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bald look</a> she sports in her latest film,&nbsp;Bugonia. In August 2025, the star opened up about the look and revealed that she went all-in for the role and shaved her head completely. Though the project was already highly anticipated by the film community, Stone's commitment to the role intrigued plenty more potential moviegoers.&nbsp;
Earlier this year, the film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and again at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, where <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/red-carpet-looks-celebrities-at-the-2025-venice-film-festival" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stars showed up in style</a> to catch an early glimpse at one of the hottest movies of the year&mdash;an apparently apt attribution, as the&nbsp;Bugonia reportedly earned a 6-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival.&nbsp;
Ahead of the film's release later this year, join L'OFFICIEL&nbsp;as we dish on all of the details you need to know about the project, including plot, cast, trailers, and release dates.

Adapted from the 2003 South Korean film, Save The Green Planet!,&nbsp;Bugonia follows the wild journey that ensues when two conspiracy theorists kidnap a high-profile CEO, convinced that she's an alien from another planet.&nbsp;
Production for the film originally began back in 2020, with Jang Joon-hwan&mdash;the writer and director of the 2003 film&mdash;attached as director and Will Tracy as screenwriter. Shortly after, acclaimed horror-dark comedy filmmaker <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/eddington-movie-pedro-pascal-controversy-pandemic-political" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ari Aster</a> joined the project as a producer. In early 2024, Yorgos Lanthimos replaced Jang as director, and filming began later that spring after casting choices were finalized.&nbsp;
Under Lanthimos, the name of the project also changed, with the final title being "Bugonia," a Greek word that refers to a millennia-old Mediterranean belief that linked bees with corpse decay, in a nod to Plemons' character's beekeeping profession.&nbsp;

In&nbsp;Bugonia, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/emma-stone-stars-in-new-louis-vuitton-fall-2025-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emma Stone</a> stars as Michelle, the abducted pharmaceutical CEO, opposite Jesse Plemons's Teddy, a deluded beekeeper-turned-conspiracy theorist. Aidan Delbis plays Plemons' conspiracist buddy, while comedian Stavros Halkias takes on the role of a local police officer, with <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/alicia-silverstone-movies-clueless-90s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alicia Silverstone</a> playing his mother.&nbsp;

'Bugonia' Official Trailer

BUGONIA - Official Trailer [HD] - Only in Theaters October 24

After it premiered at the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/celebrity-red-carpet-looks-cannes-film-festival-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2025 Cannes Film Festival</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/venice-film-festival-2025-celebrities-movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2025 Venice Film Festival</a> to a positive critical reception,&nbsp;Bugonia&nbsp;is slated to land in theatres for a wide release on Oct. 31, 2025&mdash;though cinephiles be alert, because limited theatrical screenings begin a week prior, on Oct. 24, 2025.&nbsp;

Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone, Aidan Delbis, and Jesse Plemons during the 'Bugonia' premiere at the 2025 Venice Film Festival on Aug. 28, 2025. Getty Images.

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