Poor Things Emma Stone’s Bella Featurette

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In this featurette, Emma Stone delves into her portrayal of the character Bella and discusses why she wanted to take on this role in the upcoming film “Poor Things.” Check it out.

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00:00 Mr. McCandles, this is Bella.

00:05 Hello, Bella.

00:06 Oh!

00:07 Oh.

00:08 Bud.

00:09 Blood.

00:10 Bud.

00:11 Blood.

00:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:15 Bjorgsen and I started talking about poor things in 2017.

00:19 The idea of having a brain that is brand new,

00:21 what would that be?

00:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:24 Where did she come from?

00:26 She's an experiment.

00:27 She's progressing at an accelerated pace.

00:32 I was blown away by Bella, by the character.

00:35 I don't think I've ever seen or read anyone like that.

00:39 Working with Emma, that's the reason this film for me

00:41 was so exciting to make.

00:43 Bella.

00:44 Out.

00:45 [GUNSHOT]

00:46 My character, the doctor, sees her as an experiment,

00:49 which at some point reaches a crisis.

00:51 I can't let you go.

00:52 If you do not, Bella shall turn rotten with hate.

00:56 [SCREAMING]

00:58 I must set forth into waters.

01:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:03 That you could have the kind of mind that isn't

01:06 taught to be a certain way, I think that's very inspiring.

01:10 All of these things that women are conditioned

01:13 a whole lifetime through do not apply to her.

01:16 You will confine yourself to three phrases--

01:19 how marvelous, delighted, and how do they make

01:22 the pastry so crisp, yes?

01:24 You get some very funny situations.

01:26 [GUNSHOT]

01:27 [GASPS]

01:29 Oh.

01:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:32 Emma is unbelievable.

01:33 The development of the brain, it's such a fine line,

01:37 especially as we shoot things out of order.

01:39 And she's really tracking the progression,

01:42 not just with her voice, but also with her body.

01:44 It's an incredibly challenging part.

01:45 It's probably the hardest part I've ever played.

01:47 A woman plotting her course to freedom.

01:50 How delightful.

01:53 It's a huge leap for her forward.

01:55 That's incredible to witness.

01:56 I don't know how this could have been made without her.

02:00 I wanted to play Bella because it felt like acceptance

02:03 of what it is to be a woman, what it is to be free,

02:06 what it is to be confident, and just a little bit [BLEEP] up.

02:12 We will need less of your tongue in the future,

02:14 but overall most agreeable.

02:16 It just felt like the perfect combination of all of that.

02:19 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:25 (upbeat music)

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