Emma Stone Reunites with HerPoor ThingsDirector inKinds of KindnessTrailer

Mar. 15, 2025

Just weeksEmma StoneandYorgos Lanthimos’sPoor Thingsswept the2024 Oscars, the pair are back to introduce their latest movie.Searchlight Pictures released the initial teaser trailer forKinds of KindnessWednesday. The new movie teams Stone, who just won her second Academy Award on March 10 for her role inPoor Things, with filmmaker Lanthimos, 50, for their third film project together since 2018’sThe Favourite.The 46-second teaser — set to Eurythmics' 1983 hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” — shows Stone driving a purple car and teases appearances from its ensemble cast, which includesWillem Dafoe,Margaret Qualley,Jesse Plemons,Hong Chau,Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie andHunter Schaefer. While the trailer does not give away much in terms of a story, it ends with Stone’s character driving into a parking lot at what appears to be an apartment complex.Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe in Kinds of Kindness.Atsushi Nishijima/SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES"Kinds of Kindnessis a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing at sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader," reads an official synopsis for the movie.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Dafoe, 68, and Qualley, 29, previously worked with Stone and Lanthimos onPoor Things, which won four Oscars at the recent 96th Academy Awards.Kinds of Kindnessalso brings Alwyn, 33, back into Stone and Lanthimos' mix after he appeared inThe Favourite.Kinds of Kindness poster.SEARCHLIGHT PICTURESAt the New York City premiere ofPoor Thingsin December, Lanthimos teased to PEOPLE thatKinds of Kindnessdiffers from his other movies as a “contemporary film.““It’s three different stories and there’s a core of seven actors, including Emma of course, who play one character in each story, so they all play three different characters,” he said at the time.Kinds of Kindnessis in theaters June 21.

Just weeksEmma StoneandYorgos Lanthimos’sPoor Thingsswept the2024 Oscars, the pair are back to introduce their latest movie.

Searchlight Pictures released the initial teaser trailer forKinds of KindnessWednesday. The new movie teams Stone, who just won her second Academy Award on March 10 for her role inPoor Things, with filmmaker Lanthimos, 50, for their third film project together since 2018’sThe Favourite.

The 46-second teaser — set to Eurythmics' 1983 hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” — shows Stone driving a purple car and teases appearances from its ensemble cast, which includesWillem Dafoe,Margaret Qualley,Jesse Plemons,Hong Chau,Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie andHunter Schaefer. While the trailer does not give away much in terms of a story, it ends with Stone’s character driving into a parking lot at what appears to be an apartment complex.

Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe in Kinds of Kindness.Atsushi Nishijima/SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

Atsushi Nishijima/SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

“Kinds of Kindnessis a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing at sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader,” reads an official synopsis for the movie.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Dafoe, 68, and Qualley, 29, previously worked with Stone and Lanthimos onPoor Things, which won four Oscars at the recent 96th Academy Awards.Kinds of Kindnessalso brings Alwyn, 33, back into Stone and Lanthimos' mix after he appeared inThe Favourite.

Kinds of Kindness poster.SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

At the New York City premiere ofPoor Thingsin December, Lanthimos teased to PEOPLE thatKinds of Kindnessdiffers from his other movies as a “contemporary film.”

“It’s three different stories and there’s a core of seven actors, including Emma of course, who play one character in each story, so they all play three different characters,” he said at the time.

Kinds of Kindnessis in theaters June 21.

source: people.com