Emma Stone Gets Her Head Shaved in Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ Footage, Wes Anderson’s ‘Phoenician Scheme’ Trailer Debuts at CinemaCon

Wes Anderson brought the twee world of “The Phoenician Scheme” while Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone showcased the bee-filled “Bugonia” to Las Vegas for CinemaCon.

Anderson’s latest film, an espionage thriller, debuted a first look trailer on Wednesday as part of Universal’s presentation to theater owners. The studio’s indie arm Focus Features is distributing “The Phoenician Scheme,” marking the third collaboration with Anderson after 2012’s “Moonrise Kingdom” and 2023’s “Asteroid City.”

Benicio del Toro stars in the film as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe while Mia Threapleton plays his daughter and Michael Cera portrays her tutor. In the trailer, which hasn’t been made available to the public, Zsa-zsa Korda survives a plane crash (his sixth!) and decides to take that as a sign — so he arranges to bestow his estate to his daughter. The ultra-stylized footage will feel familiar to fans of Anderson, with several familiar faces in the filmmakers cinematic universe — including Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, and Benedict Cumberbatch — appearing in the extended scene.

Focus offered a briefer look at “Bugonia,” showcasing only a snippet of the latest collaboration between Lanthimos and Stone after “The Favourite,” “Poor Things” and “Kinds of Kindness.” The film, a remake of the South Korean sci-fi comedy “Save the Green Planet,” revolves around two conspiracy-obsessed friends who kidnap the high-powered CEO (Stone) of a major corporation, convinced the executive is an alien intent on destroying Earth.

Scored to dread-inspiring music, the teaser footage features a voiceover by Jesse Plemmons, who plays a conspiracist beekeeper. “It all starts with something magnificent: a flower and a honey bee,” he says onimously. “The workers gather pollen for the queen. The bees are dying as the workers desert the queen. The colony wastes away.”

Before fading to black, Plemmons is seen shaving off Stone’s long reddish locks as the camera zooms on a stomach-turning closeup where the Oscar-winning actress looks… not quite human.

“The Phoenician Scheme” will open in limited release on May 30 and expand wide on June 6. “Bugonia” lands in theaters on Nov. 7.