Bugonia (film)

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Bugonia
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenplay byWill Tracy
Based on Save the Green Planet!
by Jang Joon-hwan
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Robbie Ryan
Edited by Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Music by Jerskin Fendrix
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • November 7, 2025 (2025-11-07)
Countries
  • United States
  • South Korea
  • Ireland
LanguageEnglish

Bugonia is an upcoming science fiction comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos from a screenplay by Will Tracy. It is an English-language remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan.

Contents

Bugonia is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada on November 7, 2025.

Synopsis

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]

Cast

Production

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]

Filming

Principal photography began in July 2024 in High Wycombe, England. [10]

Release

Focus Features acquired US distribution rights to the project at the Marché du Film in May 2024, while CJ ENM maintained distribution rights in South Korea, and Universal Pictures took the international distribution everywhere else. [7]

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada on November 7, 2025. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Focus Features Lands Yorgos Lanthimos' Next Film, Bugonia, Starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons". www.focusfeatures.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ D'Alessandro, Diana Lodderhose,Anthony (May 18, 2024). "Focus Features Takes Worldwide Rights To Yorgos Lanthimos' Next Movie 'Bugonia' With Emma Stone & Jesse Plemons – Cannes". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (May 7, 2020). "Korean Cult Hit Save the Green Planet! Set for Remake from CJ Entertainment, Ari Aster's Square Peg". The Hollywood Reporter . Valence Media. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia': How 'Parasite' and 'Squid Game' Success Led the Auteur to Remake Korean Sci-Fi 'Save the Green Planet'". Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa; Frater, Patrick (February 19, 2024). "Yorgos Lanthimos Sets Remake of Korean Fantasy Film Save the Green Planet with Poor Things Producer Element Pictures (Exclusive)". Variety . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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  7. 1 2 Lodderhose, Diana; D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 18, 2024). "Focus Features Takes Worldwide Rights To Yorgos Lanthimos' Next Movie Bugonia With Emma Stone & Jesse Plemons – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
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