{"id":2108537,"date":"2025-10-22T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2108537"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:21:11","slug":"what-emma-stone-has-said-about-shaving-her-head-for-bugonia-and-why-she-cried-before-filming-the-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-emma-stone-has-said-about-shaving-her-head-for-bugonia-and-why-she-cried-before-filming-the-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"What Emma Stone has said about shaving her head for &#8216;Bugonia&#8217; \u2014 and why she cried before filming the scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone underwent a dramatic transformation for her role in <em>Bugonia<\/em>, the forthcoming film from director Yorgos Lanthimos, in which she shaves her head in a pivotal scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Bugonia<\/em>, which will be released in theaters worldwide on Oct. 31, follows two men (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) who kidnap a pharmaceutical CEO (Stone) who they suspect is secretly an alien trying to destroy Earth. The film is loosely based on the 2003 South Korean movie <em>Save the Green Planet!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While filming was still underway late last year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/emma-stone-shaved-head-wig-8724702\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:public speculation grew;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">public speculation grew<\/a> around Stone\u2019s appearance after she was seen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JillianChili\/status\/1842946432917217652\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wearing a wig;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">wearing a wig<\/a> at the 2024 New York Film Festival. The reason for the wig was finally revealed at <em>Bugonia<\/em>\u2019s premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in August, when audiences watched Plemons\u2019s character hand Stone a razor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stone didn\u2019t mind shaving her head, she said in an interview for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/emma-stone-september-cover-2025-interview\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vogue;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Vogue<\/a>\u2019s September issue, although the experience did make her somewhat emotional.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Emma Stone in &#8220;Bugonia.&#8221; (Atsushi Nishijima\/Focus Features)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNo better feeling in the world,\u201d Stone said. The actress used a 1.5-millimeter blade to do the shave, according to Vogue. \u201cThe first shower when you\u2019ve shaved your head? Oh my God, it\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stone said she knew from reading the script that shaving her head was inevitable. \u201cThere was just never going to be any other way,\u201d she said at a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/yes-emma-stone-shaved-her-170000579.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bugonia screening;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\"><em>Bugonia <\/em>screening<\/a> in New York City on Sept. 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even though she was prepared, she told Vogue she \u201cburst into tears in her trailer\u201d before filming the scene, partially because of her mother, Krista, who was diagnosed with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/emma-stones-parents-krista-jeff-221405221.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:triple-negative breast cancer;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">triple-negative breast cancer<\/a> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe actually did something brave,\u201d Stone told Vogue, referring to her mom. \u201cI\u2019m just shaving my head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There was also a lot of pressure involved in shaving her head on camera because it all had to be captured perfectly in one take.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou did have cold feet once,\u201d director Yorgos Lanthimos said to Stone at the New York City screening in September. \u201cRight before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was a year and a half I knew that I was going to be shaving my head, and then the day of \u2014 they were setting up four cameras, because we had to get it in one shot,\u201d Stone said at the screening. \u201cIt was taking a long time to set all the cameras up, and I just started kind of panicking about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Plemons told Vogue he was also anxious about filming the scene in one take.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was like, \u2018Here we go \u2014 Emily has shaved her head,\u2019\u201d Plemons said, referring to Stone by her given name. \u201cWe better make this good!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the scene was filmed, Stone told Vogue that Krista, who has been cancer-free for 12 years, said she was \u201cjealous\u201d of the look and wanted to shave her head again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m shaving my head because I get to do what I love, and my mom was there with me, and I was like, \u2018What a gift! It\u2019s hair,\u2019\u201d Stone said at the screening. \u201cIt was actually one of the greatest experiences of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stone joins a number of actresses who have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/10-actresses-shaved-heads-movie-172921037.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:shaved their heads;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">shaved their heads<\/a> for roles, including Florence Pugh for <em>We Live in Time<\/em>, Natalie Portman for <em>V for Vendetta<\/em>, Charlize Theron for <em>Mad Max: Fury Road <\/em>and Demi Moore for <em>G.I. Jane.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"From left: Charlize Theron in &quot;Mad Max: Fury Road,&quot; Natalie Portman in &quot;V for Vendetta&quot; and Demi Moore in &quot;G.I. Jane.&quot; &#10;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aCYP5F5zw7kCATcmM.T3ww--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/videos\/user-uploaded\/bald-women-movie-roles.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Charlize Theron in &#8220;Mad Max: Fury Road,&#8221; Natalie Portman in &#8220;V for Vendetta&#8221; and Demi Moore in &#8220;G.I. Jane.&#8221; (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Jasin Boland\/Warner Bros. Pictures\/Courtesy of Everett Collection, Warner Brothers\/Courtesy of Everett Collection, Courtesy of Everett Collection)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shaving her head was also the easiest part of filming <em>Bugonia, <\/em>Stone <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lRZqYvbuQGk\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told reporters;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">told reporters<\/a> at the Venice International Film Festival, where the film received <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DN6-q3AjxP7\/?hl=en\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a 7-minute standing ovation;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">a 7-minute standing ovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWas it easy for me to shave my head? That\u2019s the easiest thing ever; you just take the razor and poof,\u201d Stone said<em>.<\/em> \u201cIt\u2019s, like, so much easier than any hairstyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead, it was the fighting training and the workout class that Stone said were the most challenging parts of preparing for the role. While some early reviews for the film have praised its \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/bugonia-review-jesse-plemons-nutcase-170000467.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:sharp and piercing;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">sharp and piercing<\/a>\u201d dialogue, according to the Hollywood Reporter, viewers can also expect \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/bugonia-review-emma-stone-jesse-170000484.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:explosive violence [and] bursts of slapstick physical comedy;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">explosive violence [and] bursts of slapstick physical comedy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While some <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/emma-stone-shocks-fans-shaved-194520204.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:11;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:fans were shocked;cpos:11;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">fans were shocked<\/a> that Stone shaved her head for the movie, she reminded the audience at the September screening, \u201cIt\u2019s just hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone underwent a dramatic transformation for her role in Bugonia, the forthcoming film from director Yorgos Lanthimos, in which she shaves her head in a pivotal scene. 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