The BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated film from Yorgos Lanthimos, starring producer Emma Stone, follows a young Victorian woman brought back to life by the unorthodox Dr. Godwin Baxter; stream it before the 96th Academy Awards on March 10.
Hulu announced multi-Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning Poor Things will debut on the streamer today, March 7, just days before the 96th Academy Awards. From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, the film stars producer Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, and Ramy Youssef. It is written by Tony McNamara, based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray.
The film follows Bella Baxter, a young Victorian woman brought back to life by the unorthodox Dr. Godwin Baxter (Dafoe). Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella (Stone) runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Ruffalo), 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.
Union VFX served as the film’s visual effects vendor under VFX Supervisor Simon Hughes. As described by Union, Poor Things embraces “authentic artificiality like an old Hollywood production, blending this classical sensibility with the film’s more fantastical, science-fiction-driven aesthetic to truly revolutionary results.”
The surreal settings were crafted from Lanthimos’ vision in partnership with production designers James Price and Shona Heath, cinematographer Robbie Ryan, and the Union VFX team, led by their creative director, Simon Hughes, and VFX producer Tallulah Baker, who were involved in the film from the earliest stages of pre-production.
Watch the Hulu Trailer, Union VFX breakdown reel, and some other great featurettes showcasing the visual effects, production design, and virtual production efforts.
Source: Hulu
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
