A new take on the classic tale of
The Bride of Frankenstein is headed our way from director
Maggie Gyllenhaal, her upcoming genre movie simply titled
The Bride!.
The Bride! will release in theaters on
October 3, 2025.
We recently learned that
The Bride! will star
Penelope Cruz as the titular Bride, with
Christian Bale as Frankenstein, and
Peter Sarsgaard as a detective.
Jessie Buckley (
Men,
I’m Thinking of Ending Things) also stars.
In the original 1935 film from director
James Whale, “After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger), who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster (Boris Karloff) remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.”
Various plans for a
Bride of Frankenstein remake have been announced over the years, more recently with the failed
Dark Universe and A24’s long-dormant project
Bride.
Yorgos Lanthimos’
Poor Things starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, which just won several Oscars, is also essentially a Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein tale.