Girl … good friend … spouse.
Jessie Buckley is the platinum blond bride of Frankenstein in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s sophomore directorial characteristic, “The Bride.” Followers acquired their first have a look at the darkish movie Tuesday because of a trailer launched by Warner Bros.
“The Bride,” set in Nice Melancholy-era Chicago, follows a Frankenstein variant named Frank (Christian Bale) who recruits Dr. Euphronius (Annette Bening) to style him an undead soulmate.
“What ensues is past what both of them imagined: Homicide! Possession! A wild and radical cultural motion! And outlaw lovers in a wild and flamable romance!” in keeping with the movie’s official synopsis.
The film is about to hit theaters in March.
Within the trailer, the titular Bride is the unknowing product of Frank and the physician’s darkish scheme, alternating between loyal naivete to her companion and a lingering curiosity about the place she comes from. That includes Halloween hues and a darkish synthy backing monitor, the teaser suggests an edgy twist on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel “Frankenstein” and James Whale’s 1935 movie “Bride of Frankenstein,” at one level flashing in oversize orange textual content, “Right here comes the mom f— bride.”
Gyllenhaal, who additionally wrote and co-produced the movie, shared the trailer Tuesday on Instagram.
“Thrilled (and a little bit terrified) to provide you a peek at my new child,” she stated in her submit. “Right here we go. Are you prepared??”
Rosamund Pike, Olivia Wilde and Gyllenhaal’s brother Jake, who additionally stars in “The Bride,” left feedback of help.
Gyllenhaal made her characteristic directorial debut in 2021 with “The Misplaced Daughter,” an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel by the identical identify. The movie, which additionally starred Buckley, acquired a slew of awards, together with finest characteristic and breakthrough director on the Gotham Awards. It additionally landed Gyllenaal her second Academy Award nomination for tailored screenplay.
“The Bride” is the second Frankenstein adaptation set to reach within the subsequent six months, following Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” which opens in theaters Oct. 17 and streams Nov. 7 on Netflix. Jacob Elordi of “Euphoria” fame will star as Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s monster.
The Frankenstein mythos has additionally impressed a number of movies in recent times, together with Zelda Williams’ “Lisa Frankenstein” (2024) and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Issues” (2023), which earned Emma Stone an Oscar.
