A single word, used by Yorgos Lanthimos. For the film Bugonia (2025), the director asked composer Jerskin Fendrix to create the film score in advance of production. Lanthimos did not provide the script, instead giving Fendrix only four key words to work with: "Bees. Basement. Spaceship. Emily-bald."
Producer and actor Emma Stone, whose real name is Emily, and whose head was shaved on camera during the film, has argued that "emily-bald" is in fact two words. However, Lanthimos insists that it is one word, and further claims that he only gave Fendrix four words, and not five.
Producer and actor Emma Stone, whose real name is Emily, and whose head was shaved on camera during the film, has argued that "emily-bald" is in fact two words. However, Lanthimos insists that it is one word, and further claims that he only gave Fendrix four words, and not five.
by setagneb November 19, 2025
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