Bugonia (film)

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.^[1][2]

• Emma Stone as Michelle, a high-powered CEO of a major pharmaceutical company
• Jesse Plemons as Teddy, a conspiracist beekeeper
• Aidan Delbis
• Stavros Halkias
• Alicia Silverstone

Development of an English-language remake of the South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan began in 2020 with Will Tracy adapting the screenplay, and Jang attached to direct the remake.^[3] Ari Aster was signed on to produce and was instrumental in the hiring of Tracy and the decision to gender swap the central character from a man to a woman.^[4]

In February 2024, it was revealed that Yorgos Lanthimos would be directing the remake in place of Jang, with Element Pictures joining the production team.^[5] Emma Stone was also in talks to star in the film, making it her fourth collaboration with Lanthimos.^[6] Jesse Plemons officially joined the cast by the time it was retitled Bugonia and taken to the Cannes Film Market in May.^[7][8] In October, Alicia Silverstone joined the cast.^[9] In May 2025, it was revealed that Aidan Delbis and Stavros Halkias were members of the cast as well.^[10]

Focus Features acquired worldwide rights outside South Korea, which CJ ENM retained, to the project at the Marché du Film in May 2024, with its parent Universal Pictures handling international distribution on its behalf.^[7] The film is scheduled for a limited release in the United States on October 24, 2025, before a wide release on October 31.^[14] It was previously scheduled to release on November 7, 2025.^[15]