Update: It’s Marty Feldman, not Friedman, the ex-guitarist of Megadeth. Sorry about that
Tom Hodge (aka The Dude Designs) has produced a mash-up poster for Victor Frankenstein, which pays homage to Mel Brooks’ hysterical and absolutely brilliant comedy Young Frankenstein. The new poster is nearly identical to the original, only this one replaces Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman with Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy. It’s a wonderful concept and I love that he chose Brooks’ film for this poster.
Released in 1974, Young Frankenstein tells the tale of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Wilder) as he travels to Transylvania to manage his late grandfather’s estate. Although highly skeptical and disbelieving of his grandfather’s work, Frederick begins his own experiments with the assistance of Igor (Feldman) and Inga (Teri Garr). If you haven’t seen this movie, I cannot stress to you just how funny it is. Every time I see it, I find myself nearly in tears from laughter.
The synopsis for Victor Frankenstein reads:
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.
Directed by Paul McGuigan, Victor Frankenstein comes out tomorrow, November 25th!
