Since the Venice preview rumors were confirmed during these hours, Searchlight has also decided to delay the release date of Povere Creature! because of the actors’ union strike. So here’s the new release date.
After months of rumors and speculation, the official confirmation came. Poor creatures! – latest directing work Yorgos Lanthimos – will introduced, in competitionV80th Venice Film Festival – scheduled from 30 August to 9 September. In all probability, actors will not attend the event – in connection with the ongoing strike of the SAG-AFTRA trade union. However, in order to allow Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and the cast members to participate in other previews, Searchlight decided to move the release date from September 8 to December 8, in the hope that by this date the “protest” will reach its end. In Italy, the film is currently expected on October 12th.
Poor creatures! – The plot and cast of the film by Yorgos Lanthimos
basednovel of the same name by Alasdair Gray, Poor things talks about an incredible adventure Handsome Baxter (Emma Stone) died fleeing an abusive husband and brought back to life by her father, Dr. Goldwyn Baxter (Willem Dafoe), a brilliant and extraordinary scientist – in the opening novel, Bella is brought back to life thanks to the brain of the child she was carrying. Eager to learn and hungry for the worldly, Bella runs away with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a stylish and depraved lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across continents. Light, capricious and absolutely free from the prejudices of its time, Bella decides to fight for equality and freedom. Film, on the topics covered, was classified as R-rated – or prohibited to unaccompanied minors under 17 years of age – for “strong and all-encompassing sexual content, nudity, disturbing material, gore and profanity”.
After leaving the stage for five years, Lanthimos returned to collaborate with Emma Stone – already sent Favorite – and with Tony McNamara – Former 2018 film writer Together with the actress, as already mentioned, a stellar cast is moving, consisting of Willem DafoeRami Yousef Mark RuffaloJerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott Margaret Qualley and Katherine Hunter. Lanthimos is also already working on his next project. ANDin which we will find Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe AND Margaret Qualleyjoined this time Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau – just after his first Oscar nomination for WHALE -, Mamudu Ati And Hunter Schafer – young star launched by the series Euphoriaalso in the cast Ballad of the Nightingale and the Serpentprequel saga The Hunger Games. So just wait for more updates on the project’s new release date, in the hope that you won’t have to wait too long to witness yet another surreal project Yorgos Lanthimos.