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Here’s What You Can Expect from ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ Remake
Bill Condon will direct Bride of Frankenstein, to be released February 14, 2019.
Out of all the movies that are being developed for Universal’s Dark Universe, the one I’m personally most interested in is Bride of Frankenstein. The modern day take on director James Whale’s 1935 masterpiece is next after The Mummy, and the reason I’m so excited to see what Universal does with it is because, well, we’ve never actually gotten to know the title character.
While monsters like Frankenstein and the Wolfman have popped up in countless movies over the years, we only got a brief glimpse of the actual Bride in the 1935 version of Bride of Frankenstein. And that’s all we’ve ever seen of her. Needless to say, there’s a whole lot about her story that hasn’t yet been told. And we’re happy to hear that Universal is planning on delving much further into it.
Speaking with Den of Geek, Dark Universe creative force Alex Kurtzman provided some insights into David Koepp‘s script for the 2019 film, which he says is “brilliant.”
“David Koepp wrote a brilliant script. A brilliant script with a very unique structure and a central relationship that I think is gonna be relatable to a lot of people while also being very true to what I believe people love about Bride,” he told the site. “Here’s the weird thing about Bride Of Frankenstein. It is one of the weirdest movies you’ll ever see in your life. It is such a strange film. What amazes me is that the bride doesn’t show up until, what, the last ten minutes of the film? Doesn’t say anything, rejects Frankenstein, he pulls a lever and the building explodes and that’s the end of it. It’s not like she has long monologues, it’s not like you get to know her character, it’s not like she goes out into the world. There’s almost no screen time with her.”
“And yet everybody remembers the iconic look, the hair, who she was. Articles have been written, there’s Halloween costumes,” Kurtzman continued. “It’s an enduring character because there’s something mysterious about her and that look, and the idea that she was created to serve another man. Which is gonna be an interesting thing to tackle in this day and age. It might be something we subvert in our film. It will be really interesting to see where we go because I actually think that Bride is maybe a lot more accessible as a character than you may think. Mostly because she’s not really a character yet based on the original Bride Of Frankenstein.”
Last we heard, Universal wanted Angelina Jolie for the role of the Bride.
Fangoria Studios and Panick Studios are turning horror comic Black Diamond into a film, and Variety reports that Ernest Dickerson (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight) will direct.
Black Diamond comic book creator Brendan Columbus will write the screenplay.
Black Diamond follows Owen and Victoria Welch on a family ski trip that spirals into a nightmare. When their son is abducted by a mysterious cult, the couple is pushed to the brink and faced with a soul-crushing ultimatum: sacrifice another child or lose their own forever.
The comic book series from Panick Entertainment is described as a “chilling folk horror thriller blending Hitchcockian psychological tension with the dread of The Wicker Man.”
“Black Diamond was my attempt to put everything I love about thrillers on the page,” Columbus tells Variety. “I want to make sure it feels like you physically can’t leave the theater or else you’ll miss the next twist or turn. With his masterful cinematic eye and his great story sense, Ernest is going to scare the hell out of everyone with this one.”
“Black Diamond immediately grabbed me because its horror is rooted in impossible human choices,” says Dickerson. “It taps into parental fear, morality, isolation, and survival in a way that is so unsettling and emotionally real. That combination will make for a very suspenseful and exciting cinematic experience.”
Ernest Dickerson is directing and executive producing the feature film. Black Diamond will notably be Ernest Dickerson’s first feature film as director since Double Play in 2017, though he has in more recent years been directing for an impressive string of television shows including “The Man in the High Castle,” “The Purge,” “Raised by Wolves,” “Bosch,” and “DMZ.”
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