Mark Ruffalo and Emma Stone at the New York City premiere of ‘Poor Things’.Photo:Cindy Ord/WireImage
Cindy Ord/WireImage
Mark Ruffalois full of praise for hisPoor ThingscostarEmma Stone.
Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the New York City premiere of the movie on Wednesday, Ruffalo, 56, honored Stone’s performance in the dark comedy and hailed her as “a once in a generation talent.”
“She’s just so game,” the actor says. “I mean, this is probably one of the most daring female performances in decades, in a sense.”
“It’s just the kind of fearlessness that she has and a presence, and I mean presence with you as an actor,” he continues. “She’s just right there, no matter what you do she goes with you. And she’s a great talent.”
Mark Ruffalo and Emma Stone at the premiere of ‘Poor Things’ in New York City.Cindy Ord/WireImage
As for how he and Stone prepared for their quirky scenes together in the movie, Ruffalo tells PEOPLE, “It started with about three weeks of rehearsal, which was just playing theater games, really, and goofing off and cutting up. [That] gave us the feeling of safety with each other and a feeling of fun.”
“It was really daring to be able to be daring and safe with each other no matter how crazy s— got," he says. “And we had Yorgos [Lanthimos, the director] with us the whole time and then we had this incredible script that really lays it all out in the most fun way.”
Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in ‘Poor Things’.Atsushi Nishijima/Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Atsushi Nishijima/Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
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CallingPoor Things"a very, very funny film,“Stone said in a previewthat she wanted to play Bella “because it felt like acceptance of what it is to be a woman, to be free, to be scared and brave.”
source: people.com
