Summary

• After years of development struggles and cancelations, a Bride of Frankenstein remake is finally in the works, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal for Warner Bros.
• The Bride! is scheduled to be released on October 3, 2025.
• Christian Bale will star as The Monster while Jessie Buckley has been tapped to play the eponymous role.

The Bride! is the latest attempt to resurrect the Classic Monsters once again, and there are already a ton of exciting updates about the Bride of Frankenstein remake. The original Bride of Frankenstein movie was released in 1935. It sees Dr. Frankenstein being forced to return to his monstrous experiments, and this time, he creates a bride for his first creation. The Frankenstein's Bride character is just as well-known as Frankenstein's Monster, with her makeup and hairstyle making her an LGBTQ+ icon, so it's unsurprising that Universal has tried so hard to remake the film.

The closest the studio came to making the remake was with the Universal Dark Universe, a cinematic universe planned to include several iconic monsters such as Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, and many others. The Bride of Frankenstein was one of them, and a remake within the Dark Universe had entered early conceptual development. However, after the critical and commercial failure of 2017's The Mummy, all Universal Dark Universe plans were instantly canceled. Thankfully, another The Bride! is in the works, and the remake is in development once again.

The Bride! Latest News

First Images Reveal Christian Bale As Frankenstein's Monster

Though the production has long been shrouded in mystery, the latest news sees the release of the first images from The Bride!. The dark and brooding pictures give a clue about the tone and style of Maggie Gyllenhaal's take on the 1935 classic, though they only reveal a sliver of the cast. One image shows Christian Bale in full Frankenstein's monster makeup, including tattoos and a modern wardrobe. The other shows Jessie Buckley in a teased blonde wig with some sort of substance splattered on her face.

Check out the images below:

The Bride! Release Date

The Monster Returns In October 2025

Even if it is a ways away, Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! has been placed on the schedule by Warner Bros. and it comes at the perfect time for horror. The remake is slated to premiere on October 3, 2025, just in time for the Halloween season.

The Bride! Remake Cast

Christian Bale Leads The Cast As Frankenstein's Monster

While not much has been revealed about the cast of The Bride!, a few huge Hollywood stars have already been attached to the project. First announced was Oscar winner Christian Bale (The Dark Knight), who has been tapped to play the lonely Frankenstein's monster. Jessie Buckley is set to co-star with Bale as the eponymous Bride, and Peter Sarsgaard is also attached to the project along with Penélope Cruz. In early 2024, multi-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening was added to the cast as well.

The entire known cast of The Bride! includes:

The Bride! Story

Maggie Gyllenhaal's Bride Of Frankenstein Remake Travels To The 1930s

The story of The Bride! has long been speculated on, but it has now been officially confirmed that the standalone remake will not exclusively follow the plot of the original movie. Instead, Gyllenhaal's take on the Bride will be set in 1930s Chicago and will follow the lonely Frankenstein's monster as he seeks out Dr. Euphronius to make him a mate. The revealed logline also hints at a much more complex story involving the eponymous Bride.

In Gyllenhaal's new version, the bride that is resurrected is actually a murdered young woman who comes back to life with the aid of Dr. Euphronius. This will, according to the logline, cause city-wide intrigue as the Bride's arrival brings about radical social changes to 1930s America. What that means will only become clear once The Bride! is released, but it already promises an entirely new vision.

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  Bride of Frankenstein

  Summary:

  A reboot of Bride of Frankenstein. Plot details are currently unknown.

  Director:

  Bill Condon

  Genres:

  Horror

  Writers:

  David Koepp

  Release Date:

  1935-04-22

  Cast:

  Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester

  Rating:

  17+

  Runtime:

  75minutes

  Budget:

  $397,000

  Studio(s):

  Universal Pictures

  Distributor(s):

  Universal Pictures