‘Poor Things’ Trailer Takes Surrealist, Fantastical Look at Frankenstein-like Origin

Searchlight Pictures dropped the official trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’, his first film since the highly acclaimed ‘The Favourite’.

Synopsis: 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.”

Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, and Christopher Abbott will also star alongside Stone, Dafoe, and Ruffalo.

‘Poor Things’ will be released in theaters on September 8th.

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