Poor Things: Soon to be a major film

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Alasdair Gray (1992). Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer. Dalkey Archive Press. ISBN 978-1-56478-307-3. Specter, Emma (May 31, 2023). "Exclusive: Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos on Creating a Woman Free of Shame in Poor Things". Vogue . Retrieved July 29, 2023. Galuppo, Mia (May 22, 2021). "Mark Ruffalo Joins Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos Feature 'Poor Things' ". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021 . Retrieved May 22, 2021. a b Pearce, Leonard (April 28, 2023). "First Images from Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, Set for September Release". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023 . Retrieved April 28, 2023.

a b Kroll, Justin (July 25, 2023). "Searchlight's 'Poor Things' Starring Emma Stone Pushes Release Date From September To December". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 25, 2023. Bella proves to be entirely too much for even a rake like Wedderburn, reducing him to quite a quivering, god-fearing mass. As Lanthimos and Stone gear up for the premiere of Poor Things, here’s what we know about the film so far. We'll cover: Barber, Nicholas. "Poor Things review: Emma Stone is 'perfectly cast' in this truly bizarre female Frankenstein story". BBC.com . Retrieved September 3, 2023. a b Lodge, Guy (September 1, 2023). " 'Poor Things' Review: Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Fly Their Freak Flags in a Delicious Coming-of-Age Story Like No Other". Variety . Retrieved September 1, 2023.Even though Bella has obviously been through trauma in her life, it just isn't there for her now. She was the most joyous character in the world to play, because she has no shame about anything. She's new, you know? I've never had to build a character before that didn't have things that had happened to them or had been put on them by society throughout their lives. It was an extremely freeing experience to be her. [18] Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo lead the cast of Poor Things. They’re joined by an ensemble including Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, and Kathryn Hunter. Youssef revealed that in preparation for their roles, he and Dafoe attended mortician school. Reflecting on the "experimental theater games" Lanthimos assigned the cast prior filming, Dafoe shared, "You’re very patient with everyone, and everyone’s patient with you. They need to be confident in what they’re doing, because what we’re doing is quite risky. It’s not a normal film." [19] Additionally, Dafoe spent six hours each day in the hair and makeup department - four hours getting extensive prosthetics applied to his face at the start of the day and two hours to get it all taken off at the end of the day. [20] Maytum, Matt (August 11, 2023). "Emma Stone's unique Poor Things character look was actually a mistake". Total Film . Retrieved August 19, 2023.

Filming for the movie took place in Origo Studios in Hungary and on location in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021. Why is ‘Poor Things’ rated R? Willem Dafoe entered negotiations to join the cast in March 2021. [9] By April, Ramy Youssef was in talks to join. [10] Dafoe and Youssef were confirmed to join in May, with Mark Ruffalo and Jerrod Carmichael also added to the cast in May. [11] [12] In September, Christopher Abbott was cast. [13] In November, Margaret Qualley and Suzy Bemba were cast, [14] with Kathryn Hunter revealing she had a role in the film as well. [15]Ramy Youssef’s Max McCandless is presumably the film’s version of Archibald McCandless, the narrator of the book. He’s Godwin’s friend and colleague, a good doctor from humble origins, and also a bit of a bore, who gets engaged to Bella before she runs away with Wedderburn.

These fictitious historical documents are prefaced with an introduction by one Alasdair Gray, who presents himself as the editor of the following text, and relates the "discovery" of the papers by his real-life friends, Michael Donnelly and Elspeth King. The introduction also hosts a critique of Glasgow City Council's treatment of its culture and heritage in the neglect of the local history museum, and a brief mention of Glasgow's time as the European Capital of Culture in 1990, which was the subject of a more sustained satire in his novel Something Leather.David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter termed it "an insanely enjoyable fairy tale", adding that Stone "gorges on it in a fearless performance that traces an expansive arc most actors could only dream about". [40] Variety 's Guy Lodge also believed that the film "rests on a single astonishing performance by Stone". [41] Yorgos Lanthimos is directing the period comedy, and with Australian writer Tony McNamara penning the screenplay. McNamara previously wrote The Favourite, as well as the Emma Stone-led Disney drama Cruella. He is also the creator of comedy series The Great, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Ali Herting and Dave McCary serve as producers on the film. Lowe and Guiney are co-founders of Element Pictures, who have also produced Room and Normal People.