By the next decade, however, Farrell had a number of fascinating turns in artsy small-budget projects from darlings of arthouse independent cinema, like the thrice-Oscar-nominated Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos.

Source: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/colin-farrell-awards-season-oscar-nominations

“That’s what you want from actors,” Lanthimos said about Dafoe being on set even when he’s not in the shot.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/emma-stone-slapped-willem-dafoe-20-times-yorgos-lanthimos-and-1235541188/

The pair have worked together on two upcoming films, Poor Things and And, both directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/03/willem-dafoe-made-emma-stone-slap-him-20-times-on-set-of-and-18379662/