The last time Christian Bale and Maggie Gyllenhaal came together on-screen was for Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie, The Dark Knight. The second installment of The Dark Knight Trilogy is still considered to be not just one of the very best superhero movies out there, but also one of the best films ever made. With an RT score of 94%, even after 15 years since its release, it is safe to say that the movie is one for the history books
From Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne/ Batman to Gary Oldman’s Jim Gordon to Aaron Eckhart’s Harvey Dent/Two-Face to Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Rachel Dawes, and of course, Heath Ledger’s Joker, every single actor made the movie a hit. So much so that the United States Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry in the year 2020. And now, to hear that two of the old co-stars are teaming up for another classic, well, color us intrigued.
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Christian Bale Teams Up With Maggie Gyllenhaal For Some Monster Magic
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is a classic movie through and through. The science horror fiction movie was a direct sequel to the 1931 movie Frankenstein and is considered to be one of the best sequels ever made. Directed by James Whale, Bride of Frankenstein stars Boris Karloff as the Monster and Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein, while Elsa Lanchester features in the dual role of Mary Shelley as well as the bride.
Recent buzz on the Hollywood Boulevard is that Maggie Gyllenhaal has taken on the task to remake Bride of Frankenstein with Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, Jessie Buckley, and Peter Sarsgaard in the cast list. Though no roles have been specified, Netflix has roped in Gyllenhaal for the directorial position. Filming is supposed to start sometime later this year, and we can expect more news to surface soon.
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Fans React to Bride of Frankenstein Remake News
Fans have shown a mixed reaction to the news of the remake so far. With very little information about the movie out, people have yet to form an opinion thus far. While some are excited with the cast list and the director, others are not very enthusiastic about remaking a classic like Bride of Frankenstein, believing that what we already have is more than good enough.
Here are what some fans are saying about the remake:
The movie has aged incredibly well. Why do we need a remake?
— Film Express (@FilmExpressYT) January 11, 2024
The original is perfect, they don’t need to remake it. They should just leave it alone
— Cade Whitt (@Cade073) August 23, 2023
Netflix so it'll be 4hrs long and shite
— Coastal Wolf (@jamiehen1) August 3, 2023
dear Christian Bale's agent pic.twitter.com/8UHlt2x4MO
— Irrepressible Thoughts of Death Barbie™ (@THANDR89) August 2, 2023
I want Bill Condon to makes his planned version instead !
— gsmoviefan #StopShockingDisabledPeople (@gsmoviefan) August 3, 2023
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Bride of Frankenstein is supposed to go into production in the spring of 2024, so there is a possibility of a late 2024 or early 2025 release. For now, let’s wait for more updates to come.
