"Poor Things" First Look Unveiled

The first official trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ next movie, “Poor Things” has been revealed.

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. 

Emma 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. 

Stone 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 and Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless, Christopher Abbott as Sir Aubrey de la Pole Blessington.

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

Stone was last seen in “Cruella,” Disney’s 2021 origin story for the iconic “101 Dalmatians” villain Cruella de Vil, making “Poor Things” her first major role in two years. 

“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.

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

The movie 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.