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‘Bride of Frankenstein’ Lands a T-Rex-Sized Writer!
The Universal remake of Bride of Frankenstein has landed a writer in the form of David Koepp, who wrote both Jurassic Park and The Lost World, according to Variety. On top of that, they’re also reporting that Universal wants to offer the director’s chair and a starring role (probably as the lead) to Angelina Jolie Pitt.
Koepp has written several genre films, including Secret Room, Stir of Echoes, and David Fincher’s 2002 claustrophobic thriller Panic Room.
As always, details are being kept tightly under wraps but the overall consensus is that each of these remakes will take place in modern times and will all be interwoven in a larger universe, much like Marvel is doing with all the Avengers. The full scope of the project is being overseen by Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan.
The original Bride of Frankenstein came out in 1935 and starred Boris Karloff as “The Monster” and Elsa Lanchester as the titular character. Directed by James Whale, the film has gone on to become one of the most acclaimed movies of its era, drawing praise and esteem, including its addition to the National Film Registry in 1998 for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”
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’28 Years Later’ – Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson Join Long Awaited Sequel
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland (Annihilation, Men), the director and writer behind 2002’s hit horror film 28 Days Later, are reteaming for the long-awaited sequel, 28 Years Later. THR reports that the sequel has cast Jodie Comer (Alone in the Dark, “Killing Eve”), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kraven the Hunter), and Ralph Fiennes (The Menu).
The plan is for Garland to write 28 Years Later and Boyle to direct, with Garland also planning on writing at least one more sequel to the franchise – director Nia DaCosta is currently in talks to helm the second installment.
No word on plot details as of this time, or who Comer, Taylor-Johnson, and Fiennes may play.
28 Days Later received a follow up in 2007 with 28 Weeks Later, which was executive produced by Boyle and Garland but directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Now, the pair hope to launch a new trilogy with 28 Years Later. The plan is for Garland to write all three entries, with Boyle helming the first installment.
Boyle and Garland will also produce alongside original producer Andrew Macdonald and Peter Rice, the former head of Fox Searchlight Pictures, the division of one-time studio Twentieth Century Fox that originally backed the British-made movie and its sequel.
The original film starred Cillian Murphy “as a man who wakes up from a coma after a bicycle accident to find England now a desolate, post-apocalyptic collapse, thanks to a virus that turned its victims into raging killers. The man then navigates the landscape, meeting a survivor played by Naomie Harris and a maniacal army major, played by Christopher Eccleston.”
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) is on board as executive producer, though the actor isn’t set to appear in the film…yet.
Talks of a third installment in the franchise have been coming and going for the last several years now – at one point, it was going to be titled 28 Months Later – but it looks like this one is finally getting off the ground here in 2024 thanks to this casting news. Stay tuned for more updates soon!
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