Emma Stone Is a Frankenstein’s Monster in Trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ (Video)
thewrap.comPoor Things.” Though the first teaser dropped a little over a month ago, audiences are getting another glimpse into the kooky mind of the director behind “The Favourite” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” and things are about to get bright, colorful and really weird.Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman who has seemingly died and been reanimated by a facially deformed scientist, played by Willem Dafoe.
The problem is Bella’s mind and body “aren’t synchronized,” leaving her to be a bit off in how she acts. Regardless, the trailer shows Bella going on grand adventures in a bizarre steampunk-esque landscape.
Mark Ruffalo plays Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer who appears to be in love with Bella. We also get to see Ramy Youssef and Jerrod Carmichael, though their roles remain unclear.
The trailer certainly looks bright, with fantastic production design by Shona Heath and James Price, both newcomers to Lanthimos’ world.
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