Christian Bale: first glimpse of the actor as Frankenstein’s monster

Maggie Gyllenhaal will bring Frankenstein back to life

After revealing herself as an actress, Maggie Gyllenhaal directed her first film, The lost daughter, released in 2021. Now he is preparing his second feature film. With The bride!will suggest a rereading of the Frankenstein myth. The film will be set in 1930s Chicago, the era in which the famous monster will be found looking for a mate. For this purpose he will turn to Doctor Euphronius, who will help him bring a young woman back to life having been murdered.

To embody the famous monster created by Mary Shelley, Maggie Gyllenhaal chose to trust Cristiano Balla. The latter will thus enrich his already impressive filmography with a new leading role, playing an imaginary icon. And, despite being renowned for his impressive physical transformations for his films, the British actor is once again sporting a surprising look as Frankenstein’s monster.

An impressive new look for Christian Bale

On her Instagram account, Maggie Gyllenhaal shared the first black and white photo of Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s monster. Let’s discover the actor disfigured faceespecially with the characteristic stitching of the character on the forehead, but also on the chest. The director also posted an image of Jessie Buckley, the interpreter of the resurrected woman in the movie.

In addition to Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal has recruited other big names to make her feature film. Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard and Annette Benning will also appear. The filmmaker will also be able to count on director of photography Lawence Sher, who worked in particular on the film Joker.

Guillermo del Toro prepares his version of the myth

The one who played Rachel The dark Knight he’s not the only one preparing a Frankenstein film. Guillermo del Toro is also at work on his own rereading of the myth. The Mexican director is currently shooting his film about the famous monster, this time played by Giacobbe Elordi. Del Toro has also assembled an impressive cast. This includes Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Lars Mikkelsen, Charles Dance and Christoph Waltz.

Guillermo del Toro’s film, with a sober title Frankenstein and which will be released on Netflix, does not yet have a release date. On the other hand, we know when we will be able to discover Maggie Gyllenhaal’s. The bride! get to 1^um October 2025 in French cinemas.

Source: Cine Serie

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