Willem Dafoe and Emma Stone To Star in Frankenstein-Inspired Film POOR THINGS

Willem Dafoe and Emma Stone are in talks to star together in the upcoming film Poor Things. The movie is coming from director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, The Lobster) and it’s an adaptation of the Alasdair Gray novel, which is inspired by Frankenstein.

The film is said to be a “Victorian tale of love, discovery and scientific daring, Poor Things tells the incredible story of Belle Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist.”

Stone will be taking on the role of Belle, and I assume that Dafoe will play the brilliant scientist. I like both of these actors and it’ll be interesting to see the two of them star alongside each other in the film. Below you’ll find a more detailed description of the story from the book:

One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter - a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation.

The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser author (which in fact it is, for this account is actually written by Dr. McCandless). For Gray, though, this is only half the story, after which Bella (a.k.a. Victoria McCandless) has her own say in the matter. Satirizing the classic Victorian novel, Poor Things is a hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland's most accomplished author.

Tony McNamara will adapt the script which is being produced by Searchlight, Film4, and Element Pictures along with Stone and Lanthimos.

Source: Deadline