It’s A Comedy!” – Emma Stone Plays A Pharma Exec And Suspected Alien In “Bugonia

“It’s A Comedy!” – Emma Stone Plays A Pharma Exec And Suspected Alien In “Bugonia”

>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I’M HAPPY TO SAY MY FIRST
GUEST IS A TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER YOU KNOW FROM
“LA LA LAND,” “POOR THINGS,” “THE FAVOURITE,” AND
“BIRDMAN.” SHE NOW STARS IN THE NEW
FILM “BUGONIA.” >> HERE’S WHAT’S GOING TO
HAPPE >> HERE’S WHAT’S GOING TO HAP HAPPEN. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR I’M
NOT THREATENING YOU OR YOU. BUT THE FOLLOWING IS MY BEST
GUESS OF HOW THE NEXT 48 HOURS ARE LIKELY TO
TRANSPIRE. THE PELLUCID AND SOON
THEREAFTER THE FBI WILL BEGIN A STATEWIDE MANHUNT
WITH ALL OF THE RESOURCES. MY COMPANY IS A KEY JOB
CREATOR AND ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE REGION. I’M CRUCIAL. THINK OF IT LIKE YOU
ABDUCTED THE GOVERNOR BUT WORSE. THAT’S THE LEVEL OF
BUREAUCRATIC URGENCY YOU ARE CONTENDING WITH. IN ALL HUMILITY, I CAN SAY
THAT. I AM ALSO A HIGH-PROFILE
FEMALE CORPORATE EXECUTIVE. DOES THAT ADD POLITICIZED
OPTICS? I WOULD SAY ABSOLUTELY. THAT’S A TREMENDOUS FACTOR
FOR YOU TO CONSIDER HERE. >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME
BACK TO “THE LATE SHOW,” EMMA STONE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ >>
Emma: OH. >> Stephen: HELLO. >> Emma: HI. >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> Emma: GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT THIS BEFORE. EMMA IS A STAGE NAME FOR
YOU. >> Emma: YES. >> Stephen: YOUR GIVEN NAME
IS EMILY. EMILY STONE IS A LOVELY
NAME. WHAT I HAVEN’T ASKED YOU
BEFORE AND I’M REALLY CURIOUS, WHAT WAS IN
COMPETITION FOR EMMA? DID YOU TRY ANYTHING ELSE? WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, YOUNG
ACTOR, I THOUGHT I WILL GO WITH XERXES. >> Emma: DID YOU ACTUALLY? >> Stephen: NO, I CHANGED
FLY COLE-BERT TO COLE-BEAR. WHAT WAS IN COMPETITION WITH
EMILY? >> Emma: I ACTUALLY ADOPTED
THE STAGE NAME FOR SIX MONTHS. SCREEN ACTORS GUILD, ITS
BUSINESS BUREAU. YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON
WITH THAT NAME. >> Stephen: FIRST-COME,
FIRST-SERVED ON THAT NAME. >> Emma: EXACTLY. I WAS 16 AND I DECIDED I
WANTED BE RILEY FOR LIKE SIX MONTHS, RILEY STONE. BEAUTIFUL NAME BUT I DID A
EPISODE, I GUESS PART ON “MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE.” THEY KEPT GOING “RILEY? RILEY?” I HAD NO IDEA WHO THEY WERE
TALKING TO. CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, COOL
NAME, I’LL BE RILEY. THEN I CHANGED TO EMMA
BECAUSE IT’S CLOSE ENOUGH TO EMILY. >> Stephen: IT TRIGGERED
SOMETHING IN THE OLD CORTEX. SPEECHES SOMETHING HAPPENS. >> Stephen: THE NEW FILM IS
CALLED “BUGONIA.” DIRECTED BY YORGOS
LANTHIMOS. STARTING YOU, JESSE PLEMONS,
AIDAN DELBIS. >> Emma: HERE IS AN ELEVATOR
PITCH. DING-DONG. THERE ARE TWO MEN WHO ARE
VERY — THIS IS WHAT OUR LOG LINE IS I AM TRYING TO DO IT
FROM MEMORY. TWO CONSPIRACY-OBSESSED
YOUNG MEN KIDNAP THE CEO OF A MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL
COMPANY, CONVINCED SHE IS AN ALIEN FROM OUTER SPACE. AND IT’S A COMEDY. [LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: OKAY,
ALL RIGHT. IT’S A CLASSIC STORY. >> Emma: TALE AS OLD AS
TIME. IT’S AN UPDATE OF “THE
LITTLE MERMAID.” FEW AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
SUSPECT THERE ARE ALIENS AMONG US. I AM CURIOUS, OF THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU’VE WORKED WITH IN OUR INDUSTRY THAT WE CALL
SHOWBIZ, WHO DO YOU THINK WOULD MAKE
A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A SECRET ALIEN? >> Emma: WILLEM DAFOE. 100%. >> Stephen: YOU DID NOT HAVE
TO THINK ABOUT THAT VERY LONG. >> Emma: IT’S SO SIMPLE. OF COURSE. IF WILLEM DAFOE WAS AN
ALIEN, EVERYBODY WOULD BE LIKE “YEAH, OBVIOUSLY.” AND A GREAT ONE. IF THEY ARE ALL LIKE HIM,
BRING THEM ON. LAND UPON EARTH. >> Stephen: HE IS AN ALIEN
IN A VERY WELL FITTED MAN SUIT. >> Emma: MY FAVORITE ALIEN. >> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR
FIFTH TIME. >> Emma: I LIKE “FRITH” >>
Emma: I LIKE “FRITH.” >> Emma: I LIKE “FRITH.” >> Stephen: THE FIFTH TIME
WORKING WITH YORGOS LANTHIMOS. THE GREEK ACCENT. I GOT TO IMAGINE YOU’VE
NAILED AN IMPRESSION. >> Emma: I HAVE WORKED ON
SPEAKING GREEK, WORKING GREAT, BUT DOING A GREEK ACCENT IS
NOT MY FORTE. >> Stephen: CAN YOU DO
YORGOS? >> Emma: HAS MOST WELL-KNOWN
PHRASE, FAMOUS IN THE CIRCLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE WORKED
ON FILMS WITH HIM, THIS IS NOT GOING TO SOUND GREAT. “THIS IS A DISASTER.” ABOUT EVERYTHING. COULD BE ANYTHING. >> Stephen: NO MATTER WHAT
IT IS. >> Emma: THIS COFFEE IS A
DISASTER. THIS DAY IS A DISASTER. HOW WAS THE MOVIE GOING? IT’S A DISASTER. >> Stephen: YOU ARE NOT THE
ONLY STONE WHO HAS MADE A REAL CONNECTION WITH THE
DIRECTOR. I LOVE THIS PHOTO. IS THIS THE SCREEN ACTORS? THIS IS YOU AND YOUR MOM
KRISTA. YOUR MOM IS A BIG FAN. >> Emma: MY MOM! >> Stephen: BIG FAN OF THE
DIRECTOR YORGOS. >> Emma: HUGE FAN. I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
THAT THIS IS HER EXACT LIEN OF HUMOR. THIS IS HER KIND OF THING. SHE WAS LIKE, “BUGONIA” IS REALLY GREAT BUT KINDS OF
KINDNESS WAS IT FOR ME. THAT’S A THREE HOUR TRIPTYCH
FILM. THREE AND A HALF HOURS LONG. SHE WAS LIKE, IT’S JUST SO
HIM. OKAY. >> Stephen: DOES HE KNOW HOW
MUCH SHE LOVES HIM? >> Emma: I TOOK EARLY ON TO
EARLY CUTS WHEN HE WAS TAKING NOTES FOR THE EDIT
AND I WAS LIKE MAYBE THIS. HE WAS LIKE, I DON’T KNOW,
WHAT DID KRISTA THINK? THERE’S JUST ONE SCENE THAT
I CAN’T GIVE AWAY BUT SHE THINKS IT’S TOO MUCH OF THIS
AND IT SHOULD BE LIKE THIS. THEN HE’S LIKE “OKAY,” AND
EDITED IT. >> Stephen: YOUR MOM IS
GIVING NOTES ON FEATURE FILMS? >> Emma: HE LISTENS TO MY
MOM. RESPECTS HER TASTE. IF CHRIS DECIDED, OKAY, I’LL
CHANGE IT. WHAT IF WE CHANGE THIS? NO. BUT IF KRISTA THINK SO,
YEAH. >> Stephen: GROWING UP DID
YOU GET A SENSE OF WHAT YOUR MOTHER’S TASTE WAS? >> Emma: OH, YEAH.- SH Emma:
OH, YEAH.- SHE mma: OH, YEAH.- SHE WAa: OH, YEAH.-
SHE WAS OH, YEAH.- SHE WAS 15H, YEAH.- SHE WAS 15 A
YEAH.- SHE WAS 15 ANDEAH.- SHE WAS 15 AND 1H.- SHE WAS
15 AND 197- SHE WAS 15 AND 1975 WHEN “SNL” FIRST AIRED
SHE WOULD WATCH IT WITH HER FAMILY. SHE INTRODUCED ME TO — NOT TO THE PERSON BUT TO THE
STAR THAT WAS GILDA RATNER. WHO IS STILL MY ABSOLUTE
HERO. >> Stephen: EMILY LITELLA. ROSEANNE ROSEANNADANNA. >> Emma: ROSEANNE
ROSEANNADANNA. LISA LOOPNER. SHE WAS INTEGRAL IN THAT
WORLD OF “SNL” AND MY DAD ALSO, GREAT TASTE. STEVE MARTIN, BILL MURRAY,
ALL ABOUT. SPOON YOU’VE HOSTED “SNL”? >> Emma: FIVE TIMES,
STEPHEN. >> Stephen: I THOUGHT SO. HERE ARE FIVE TIMER. >> Emma: CAN’T STOP SAYING
IT. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU BROUGHT
YOU FOLKS TO “SNL” TO SEE YOU HOST? >> Emma: IT’S THE BEST. “SNL” IS MY FAVORITE PLACE
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. >> Stephen: WELL, THANKS FOR
STOPPING BY THE ED SULLIVAN. [LAUGHTER] >> Emma: THIS IS
GOOD TOO. I LIKE IT HERE AS WELL. CAN WE DO A SKETCH? >> Stephen: A SKETCH? 100%. >> Emma: OKAY, NEXT TIME. WAIT. NO! >> Stephen: I AM HERE UNTIL
MAY, BABY. WE’LL WRITE IT UP. WE WILL SEND YOU SOME
PICTURES. I HAVE TO DO A SKETCH. >> Emma: I WILL DO A SKETCH
WITH YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO. >> Stephen: YOU SHAVE YOUR
HEAD FOR THE FILM BUT YOU WANTED THE AUDIENCE TO BE
SURPRISED THAT YOU ACHIEVED YOUR HEAD. WITH THE SHAVED HEAD, YOU
WENT OUT IN PUBLIC BUT YOU WERE REALLY GOOD WINGS. >> Emma: I ONLY REALLY WORE
THAT WHIG ONES. IT WAS A GREAT WAITING. THE PROBLEM IS, I AM SO
UNSUBTLE AND GENERALLY STUPID. THE WIG LOOKED GOOD BUT THE
WHOLE NIGHT I WAS LIKE, CAN YOU TELL IT’S A WIN? WE ARE PRETTY SURE SHE’S
WEARING A WIG US AND SHE MOVED IT AROUND A LOT. THERE WAS A LIBERATING
VIDEO. THIS IS A WIG. REALLY BAD SPIRIT HAVE YOU
THOUGHT ABOUT BEING IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY? I HAVE SHAVED MY HEAD ON
CAMERA. HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THE
SHAPE OF YOUR HEAD? >> Emma: I LOVED HAVING A
SHAVED HEAD. DID YOU LIKE IT? >> Stephen: I LUCKED OUT,
NOT TOO MANY BUMPS. >> Emma: I HAD 4 MOLES THAT
I HAD REMOVED THE NEXT DAY. SPEECH >>EE >> Stephen:
THAT’S GOOD TO KNOW. >> Emma: >> Emm I LOVE THE
FEELING. >> Emma: TAKING A SHOWER
WITH A SHAVED HEAD IS AMAZING. EVERY TIME YOU ARE THINKING
YOU RUN YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEAD. SPOON I FELT LIKE I WAS IN
THE R WITH THE STRANGER, WASHING HIS HEAD. IT WAS REALLY NICE. >> Emma: WERE YOU? >> Stephen: WHAT? >> Emma: WERE YOU? >> Stephen: NO. I KNEW EVERYONE IN THERE. >> Emma: [LAUGHS] >>
Stephen: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THE FILM “BUGONIA” IS IN
SELECT THEATERS THIS FRIDAY AND NATIONWIDE OCTOBER 31ST. IT’S EMMA EMILY RILEY STONE,
EVERYBODY. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
ALEX WAGNER.

Two-time Oscar-winner Emma Stone returns to The Late Show to preview her new film, “Bugonia,” in which her character gets abducted and her captors shave off her hair. “Bugonia” is in select theaters this Friday and opens nationwide on October 31st.

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