Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ Journey: Why a Stripped-Down Approach Was Key to the Strangest Role She’s Played

TheWrap magazine: “She doesn’t shy away from any life experiences, whether it’s food, or politics, or philosophy, or sex, or dancing, or travel or science,” Stone says

Emma Stone
Emma Stone (Credit: Francois Berthier – Getty Images for Louis Vuitton)

Once upon a time, Emma Stone seemed to be one of those “America’s sweetheart” type of actresses: cheery, wholesome, fun, but with serious acting chops that surfaced in films like “Easy A” and “La La Land,” for which she won the Oscar. Sure, she showed a tougher side in “Birdman” and had fun being evil in “Cruella,” but she always had the potential to be a rom-com queen if she were so inclined.

She’s obviously not so inclined these days, though, because Emma Stone ’24 is one seriously twisted movie star. She’s got a TV show, “The Curse,” that’s basically designed to mess with our heads in the service of black comedy.

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