Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'THE BRIDE' Adds Annette Bening To Cast

Earlier this week we told you that Maggie Gylenhaal’s adaptation of The Bride Of Frankenstein was going to begin production. Now it seems that more casting news has come our way as Annette Bening has officially been added to the cast.

Bening adds to a cast that includes star Jessie Buckley, Penelope Cruz as the Bride, Christian Bale as Frankenstein, Peter Sarsgaard as a detective.

In the untitled Bride of Frankenstein film, “A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement.”

This confirms a period-set feature that will center around Frankenstein’s quest for love

Deadline reports that the movie is being produced by Emma Tillinger Koskoff (The Joker, The Irishman), Gyllenhaal, Talia Kleinhendler (The Lost Daughter), and Osnant Handelsman-Keren (The Lost Daughter). EPs are Courtney Kivowitz (The Lost Daughter) and Carla Raij (Maestro, The Fablemans).

Production is set to kick off in March of this year.

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