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Culture April 4, 2024

Maggie Gyllenhaal shares 1st look at Christian Bale as Frankenstein's monster

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Actress, writer and director Maggie Gyllenhaal shared a few teaser images for her upcoming "Frankenstein"-inspired film "The Bride!" this week.

The Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of "The Lost Daughter" shared images of Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley from a camera test on her Instagram page Thursday, captioning her post, "Meet The Bride & Frank."

Buckley, who was also Oscar-nominated for her role in "The Lost Daughter," plays the titular bride in the forthcoming star-studded Warner Bros. project.

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In the makeup test, Buckley is depicted with curly bleach-blonde hair and an inky splotch spreading from the corner of her mouth up the side of her face.

PHOTO: Jessie Buckley appears in a still from Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming film, "The Bride!"
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Jessie Buckley appears in a still from Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming film, "The Bride!"

Oscar winner Bale, playing Frankenstein's monster, is shown holding his hair up with his right hand, revealing a stapled-up scar across his forehead. His left hand is parting his shirt open to reveal a tattoo reading "Hope" on his chest.

PHOTO: Christian Bale appears in a still from Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming film, "The Bride!"
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Christian Bale appears in a still from Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming film, "The Bride!"

The 1930s-set film also stars Oscar winner Penélope Cruz, "Nyad" Oscar nominee Annette Bening and Emmy nominee Peter Sarsgaard, Gyllenhaal's husband, she confirmed previously in an Instagram post.

PHOTO: A still from Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming film, "The Bride!"
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros
A still from Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming film, "The Bride!"

According to Variety, in this version of the "Frankenstein" mythology, Buckley plays a murdered socialite who is reanimated, and comes into her own both romantically and politically.

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The movie is set for an October 2025 release.

Incidentally, Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro is now shooting his own take on Mary Shelley's famed horror classic for Netflix.