Throwback: When Emma Stone Shared Her Wish To Star In A Silent Movie

In the previous year, the actress graced the 61st New York Film Festival, marking the debut of her short film, ‘Bleat’. As reported by Variety, both the actress and director Lanthimos expressed their thoughts about this project.

As a devoted follower, unfortunately due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, discussions regarding our upcoming film collaboration, “Poor Things,” were temporarily halted. Consequently, we engaged in a 30-minute Q&A session instead, where we delved into the intricacies of our monochrome short movie without dialogue.

According to the source at the gathering, Stone described working on the silent movie as a fulfillment of her dreams, expressing that if she no longer needed to speak, she would consider herself extremely content.

In response, the actress from Cruella added, “Many others would agree as well.” She then admitted to being sincere about not needing to talk in the movies, stating, “I often wish we could eliminate numerous lines of dialogue because I believe people can express a lot more without actually speaking.” Stone further explained, “Of course, there are times when they can say it with words. I appreciate language…”

On a secluded, tiny isle, a character named Bleat chronicles the journey of a woman, Stone, who vacillates between heart-rending sorrow over the demise of her partner, Damien Bonnard, and an primal urge for survival. Previously, Director Yorgos Lanthimos shared his insights about collaborating with Emma Stone on this intriguing project.

In a conversation with The Guardian, he shared that during the production of Bleat, they worked with a compact team of approximately ten individuals on an island during winter, cut off from the world. He added that Stone himself had expressed a wish, “Couldn’t we always produce films like this?” He found the experience to be incredibly unique, reminiscent of how they made their initial films in Greece.

Previously, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone have worked together on movies such as Kinds of Kindness, The Favorite, and Poor Things.