Emma Stone has revealed how she and director Yorgos Lanthimos got permission from Jennifer Aniston to use her likeness in their film Bugonia.
In the film, Stone plays a pharmaceutical CEO who is kidnapped by conspiracy theorists (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) who believe she is an alien intent on destroying the planet.
When Plemons and Delbis enter the character’s house to kidnap her, they wear masks of Aniston’s face, which they later burn.
THE Poor things the actress revealed that Yorgos is a Friends the ventilator and masks were his idea.
“He’s a huge Friends fan,” she said People. “He really is!”
“Yorgos and I emailed her asking for permission to make sure she knew what was going to happen, and she’s amazing,” the The The Earth star shared. “She told me, ‘Go for it. Yes,’ she’s been so supportive. But I don’t think she’s seen it yet, so I hope she still feels that way.”
Plemons, however, wasn’t very comfortable with the masks and said it took him “a little while to get over it.”
“Now I can’t imagine anything else,” he shared. “Watching Jennifer Aniston’s mask, watching her face burn in the fire in that sequence, over and over…”
Bugonia is in select theaters now and will receive a wider release on October 31st.
