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It’s James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe As ‘Victor Frankenstein’ and Igor!
While Universal is delaying their newly launched Monsters universe, Twentieth Century Fox is already preparing their own release of Frankenstein, based on the 1818 Marry Shelley novel.
Now titled Victor Frankenstein, there’s a lot to be excited about here. First and foremost, the pic stars James McAvoy as the title character. McAvoy is easily one of the best actors around, and in my opinion is one of the sole reasons the newest X-Men movies are so damn good. Second, Harry Potter, Horns and The Woman In Black‘s Daniel Radcliffe is the newest Igor, the hunchback assistant to Dr. Frankenstein. Let’s be honest, Radcliffe has shown he’s not just a kid who got a lucky break in looking exactly like Harry Potter, he’s grown to become quite the actor. And finally, Bloody Disgusting has been hearing really good things about this movie, penned by Max Landis (Chronicle). Like, really, really good things.
In theaters October 2, 2015, Empire has scored the first ever look at the film directed by Paul McGuigan, and also starring Mark Gatiss, Jessica Brown Findlay and Andrew Scott.
Told from Igor’s perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man – and the legend – we know today.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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