Yorgos Lanthimos needs a ‘short break’ after ‘Bugonia’

With Yorgos Lanthimos directing another award-worthy film with Emma Stone for the third year in a row, it’s worth some R&R.

The 5x Oscar nominee recently admitted that he needed a “little break” after his latest film BugoniaWide release on October 31, despite also intending to take a break after his previous two titles, Bad things (2023) and Types of charity (2024).

“Well, I can’t keep doing this anymore. [Laughs] This is what we are sure of now.” Collideradding: “It’s a big mistake. I think I need a break. I’ve said it before among the other three, but I’m serious now. You can hold me to it. I’ll take a short break.”

The pending Lanthimos gap comes next Bad things It received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, while Stone won Best Actress. The husband also rose Types of charity While completing post-production on Bad things.

“I decide which film I’m going to make every time the script is ready, so when it’s ready, and we’ve been working on something for a long time, it’s a shame to just leave it there and wait,” he explained. “So, I almost forced myself to try to find time to do it immediately after I finished something.”

“Just like we shot,” Lanthimos continued Types of charity During that very long VFX period Bad thingsSo I felt like I needed to do something during that period. then, BugoniaThree years ago, I had read, we worked with Will [Tracy] A little bit about the script, so it seemed ready, and we just wanted to go out and get it done. So, you find the will and the strength, but at some point, they run out. “We are at that stage.”

in Bugonianow showing in select theaters, two conspiracy theorists (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delpis) kidnap a powerful business executive (Stone), convinced she is an alien bent on destroying Earth.