Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with his
The Favourite
star Emma Stone and screenwriter Tony McNamara for
Poor Things, adapted from the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray.
Stone plays a young woman brought back from the dead by a scientist (Willem Dafoe) who acts as her protector. When she meets an unscrupulous lawyer (Mark Ruffalo), she sets off on a globe-trotting adventure.
The film also stars
Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Margaret
Qualley
and Kathryn Hunter.
Poor Things is in UK/ROI cinemas from September 8th.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
A Victorian tale of love, discovery and scientific daring, Poor Things tells the incredible story of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist.
