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Trailer Debut: ‘I, Frankenstein’ Looks Like ‘Underworld’ Meets ‘Van Helsing’ Meets CGI
Lionsgate has released the trailer for I, Frankenstein. It looks like Underworld. I hate Underworld, but only the ones directed by Len Wiseman. It also looks insanely CGI heavy, reminding me a bit of Uni’s Van Helsing debacle. And in all seriousness, how many trailers have the above shot in them now? We get it, Aliens was cool. Still, I find myself intrigued by the bizarre nature of the trailer – it looks a bit liberating, like the producers and director got to do whatever they wanted. I’m intrigued to say the least…
The Stuart Beattie-directed adaptation stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Socratis Otto, Yvonne Strahovski, and Miranda Otto.
In theaters January 24, 2014, “200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein’s creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.”
The pic also gets the IMAX treatment.
Two-time BAFTA winning filmmaker Joe Wright (Hanna, “Black Mirror“) is set to direct the feature adaptation of post-apocalyptic thriller novel, Juice, Deadline reports today.
Emmy winner Abi Morgan (Shame, “Eric”) will adapt Tim Winton‘s novel for Working Title Films.
In Juice, “A young husband and father is recruited into a top-secret resistance organization, to join the ranks of militia men tasked with targeting the isolated and wealthy culprits responsible for this global catastrophe. When a mission goes wrong, he finds himself on the run, having to fight to the end to survive in this hostile world.”
It’s set in a world ravaged by climate-change disaster.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled that Tim Winton has entrusted us with his extraordinary epic,” Wright told Deadline. “The story is both a thrilling modern family saga and an urgent call to action. I cannot wait for audiences to experience it on the big screen.”
Winton added, “I’m pleased to know a filmmaker of Joe Wright’s calibre has chosen to adapt Juice for the screen. His capacity to portray the turmoil and the turning points of nations and peoples as well as private individuals distinguishes his work as a director and I’m confident that Juice is in good hands.”
Juice was initially published in October 2024 and longlisted for The Climate Fiction Prize 2026.
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