Bugonia's Bald‑Or‑Shave LA Screening Draws Debate

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, an English‑language remake of South Korea’s Save the Green Planet!, has played festivals including Venice to strong early reviews and stars Emma Stone alongside Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias and Alicia Silverstone. A free, immersive early screening will be held Oct. 20 at Los Angeles’ Culver Theater that admits only attendees who are already bald or willing to have their heads shaved on-site (barber opens at 6 p.m.); entry is RSVP/first‑come, first‑served, ages 18+, and part of the event will be filmed. The bald‑or‑shave requirement echoes Stone’s role as a bald pharmaceutical CEO who is abducted and shaved in the film — Stone shaved her head for the part and has spoken about the emotional experience. The campaign also includes a lo‑fi “Human Resistance HQ” in‑world website and guerrilla‑style ads designed to blur fiction and promotion. The stunt has generated both praise as daring immersive marketing and criticism over inclusivity and ethics, amplifying attention ahead of the film’s late‑October theatrical rollout.