Emma Stone’s "Poor Things" Release Date Pushed Back

Even though the movie is set to make its world premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Emma Stone's “Poor Things” is delaying its release from September 8 to December 8.

The movie is a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring” set in the Victorian era, based on an adaptation of Alasdair Grey’s novel of the same name.

Stone plays Belle Baxter, a Frankenstein-like woman who is brought back to life after her brain is replaced with that of her unborn child.

She stars opposite Willem Dafoe, who plays the brilliant, yet unorthodox, scientist who resurrects Belle from the dead. Her ghostly pale skin in the trailer hints at her character’s predeceased origins.

“Poor Things” also features Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn, Jerrod Carmichael as Harry Astley, Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless, and Christopher Abbott as Sir Aubrey de la Pole Blessington.

The movie also stars Ramy Youssef, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba, and Wayne Brett.

Yorgos Lanthimos directed and produced “Poor Things” from a screenplay by Tony McNamara.

“Poor Things” also marks the second of three collaborations between her and Lanthimos. In 2018, she starred in his period drama “The Favourite”. She is also among the cast for Lanthimos’ upcoming movie “And,” alongside Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Shafer.

“Poor Things” was produced by Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, with the Irish/U.K. film company developing the project with Film4. Lanthimos and Stone, in association with her Fruit Tree Banner, will also produce.

The movie, like Stone and Lanthimos’ previous collaboration, "The Favourite", is expected to be a contender in this year’s award season after announcing its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival next month.

Even with the confirmation at Venice, the movie's original early fall release date could potentially mean a lack of promotion from actors if a SAG-AFTRA strike is still ongoing as actors are not allowed to promote any movie while on strike.

Studios have already begun moving movies because of this issue with MGM’s "Challengers" moving off its September date and into 2024.