🐝 BUGONIA (2025): Cast, Plot, Release Date & What to Expect from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Twisted Sci-Fi Satire – In Theaters This October
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🐝 BUGONIA – A Yorgos Lanthimos Sci-Fi Satire Buzzing Into Theaters This October
Get ready to plunge into the bizarre, hilarious, and eerily relevant world of Yorgos Lanthimos' latest film, Bugonia. Arriving only in theaters October 24, 2025, this sci-fi comedy-thriller reunites Lanthimos with muse Emma Stone, alongside Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone, in what promises to be one of the strangest cinematic rides of the year.
Adapted from the 2003 South Korean cult classic Save the Green Planet!, Bugonia blends paranoid conspiracy, dark comedy, and social satire into an unforgettable brew—exactly what you’d expect (and more) from the director behind The Favourite, Poor Things, and The Lobster.
🧠 The Plot: Paranoia Gets a Promotion
In a world crawling with corporate control and internet-fueled delusions, Teddy (Jesse Plemons), a conspiracy-driven beekeeper, is convinced the Earth is under threat. His number-one suspect? Michelle (Emma Stone), the ultra-polished, hyper-intelligent CEO of a major pharmaceutical company. Convinced she’s an alien mastermind planning humanity’s destruction, Teddy—along with his equally delusional accomplice—kidnaps her.
What unfolds is a psychological standoff packed with unnerving interrogations, surreal comedy, and existential dread. Is Michelle truly an alien... or just the perfect symbol of unchecked power and paranoia?
🌟 Cast Highlights
Emma Stone as Michelle, the poised and possibly extraterrestrial CEO—equal parts mystery, menace, and charisma.
Jesse Plemons as Teddy, a soft-spoken but dangerously unhinged beekeeper with a bunker full of “evidence.”
Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone round out the eclectic cast in yet-to-be-revealed roles that are sure to heighten the absurdity.
🎬 Behind the Buzz
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, diving once again into a reality warped by fear, obsession, and irony.
Screenwriter: Will Tracy, known for HBO’s Succession and The Menu, brings razor-sharp wit and dark absurdity.
Based on: Save the Green Planet! – The 2003 genre-defying South Korean film by Jang Joon-hwan.
Produced by: A powerhouse team including Emma Stone, Ari Aster (Midsommar, Hereditary), and Yorgos Lanthimos.
🎥 The Lanthimos Effect
Lanthimos is no stranger to examining how distorted human behavior becomes under pressure, and in Bugonia, he does it with a sci-fi lens. The film teeters between insanity and insight, questioning not just who we trust, but why we fear what we don’t understand. Is the alien real? Is corporate evil? Or are we just watching a twisted mirror held up to our own fractured world?
Expect:
🐝 Beekeeper chic and bunker-core aesthetics
🧬 Corporate satire with sci-fi chills
🤡 Uncomfortable laughs and slow-burning dread
👽 A final act that will leave you questioning everything
📅 Release Info
Theatrical Release (U.S. & Canada): October 24, 2025
Distributed by: Focus Features (U.S.), CJ ENM (South Korea), Universal Pictures (International)
Language: English
Runtime: TBA (but expect a mind-melting 2+ hours of tension, twists, and tone shifts)
🐝 Final Thoughts: Is She an Alien… or Just a CEO?
Bugonia may be about a potential alien invasion, but it’s a metaphor-laced deep dive into modern paranoia, power structures, and the madness of belief. With Lanthimos’ signature stylings, Emma Stone in top form, and Jesse Plemons doing what he does best, Bugonia is set to be this fall’s most talked-about trip into the absurd.
So grab your tinfoil hats and prepare to question everything. Bugonia is coming—and it’s out for blood, or maybe just your attention span.