Phoenix 24
Each cut of the blade was a step toward a bolder, truer, freer version of herself.
London, August 2025
Emma Stone speaks without filters, her voice still resonating with the sensation of water running over a bare scalp, the echo of a decision that stripped away more than hair. In a candid conversation with Vogue, the actress opened up about shaving her head for her role in Bugonia, the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos. “There’s no better feeling in the world,” she said, describing the strange mix of freedom and relief that came with that first shower afterward.
This was not a publicity stunt nor a red-carpet statement. It was visceral, raw — an immersion into the character’s truth. On screen, the moment unfolds inside a car, in the midst of a tense kidnapping plot, as the razor moves across her scalp. The act becomes more than a physical transformation; it’s a narrative one — shedding an old self to reveal someone fierce, unflinching, and reborn. Jesse Plemons, her co-star, broke the silence on set: “Here we go, Emily’s bald, let’s make it count.” And they did.
Emma Stone se somete a una impactante transformación física en Bugonia, afeitándose la cabeza para una escena clave (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
The scene carried an unexpected emotional weight for Stone. She recalled her mother Krista — who had shaved her own head during breast cancer treatment — and told her, “You did it with such courage.” Her mother’s response was both tender and mischievous: “I envy you; I’d like to shave mine again.”
Jennifer Lawrence, a close friend, admitted she initially resisted the idea. “I’d already lived through the Billie Jean King haircut,” she said, referring to Stone’s radical transformation in 2017. But seeing the result changed her mind instantly: “She looked beautiful… she nailed it.” Stone, smiling, admitted, “I was sad not to show the look more — I think it would have been fun.”
This is the current creative phase of Emma Stone — one where risk is not a performance but a core identity. Her collaboration with Lanthimos has been a constant search for roles that challenge norms and stretch the boundaries of the familiar. In Poor Things, their previous project, she embodied a role that defied conventions and earned both critical and awards acclaim. Bugonia seems poised to follow that same path: a dark comedy about an absurd, brutal kidnapping, set to premiere in Venice before hitting theaters this fall.
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The shaved head, the vulnerability, the stripping down to something elemental — it’s more than method acting. It’s a professional choice, a personal declaration, and a symbolic act of freedom.
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