The BAFTA winning and Oscar nominated film will be available to watch digitally from later this month.
It has been announced that the acclaimed film Poor Things will be available from all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV App and Sky Store on February 27th.
Having won five BAFTA awards at last weekend’s ceremony, including Leading Actress, Poor Things also won Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actress (Motion Picture Musical or Comedy) for Emma Stone at this year’s Golden Globe Awards®, and has been nominated for eleven Academy Awards®. It is the first film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos in half-a-decade break since The Favourite, seeing him collaborating once more with Emma Stone who also starred in The Favourite.
Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Based on the book by Alasdair Gray, the film stars: Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn , Willem Dafoe as Godwin Baxter , Ramy Youssef as Max McCandles, Christopher Abbot as Alfie Blessington, Suzy Bemba as Toinette, Jerrod Carmichael as Harry Astley, Kathryn Hunter as Swiney, Vicki Pepperdine as Mrs. Prim, Margaret Qualley as Felicity and Hanna Schygulla as Martha Von Kurtzroc.
The film features a screenplay by Tony McNamara and is produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone.