A new poster and featurette for Yorgos Lanthimos' (The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) adaptation of Alasdair Gray's bestselling novel, Poor Things, are now online, spotlighting Emma Stone as the "Frankenstein's Monster" of the story, Bella Baxter.
The movie is expected to lean heavily into the book's Frankenstein influences, as Willem Dafoe's disfigured scientist resurrects Emma Stone's character via a very familiar-looking experiment.
Bella then embarks on an adventure with Mark Ruffalo's "slick and debauched lawyer," as she begins to relish being alive and sets out to "experience everything" the world has to offer.
We had been led to believe that this would be a "Victorian-era" tale, but based on what we've seen in the recently-released trailers and TV spots, it seems to be set in more of a Steampunk-inspired alternate reality.
The featurette includes quite a bit of new footage, some of which is a little on the racy side. It's not particularly graphic, but might still be considered NSFW.
"From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation."
The movie has been rated R for “Strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language."
Poor Things is set to hit theaters for a limited run this September.