Bride of frankenstein remake, is it ever gonna happen

[Fallen Angel]

Universal Sets 'Bride of Frankenstein' for 2019 http://thr.cm/r6xbVl

Universal has set a date for Bride of Frankenstein, and debuted the first photo of the stars it has assembled for its shared universe, the newly titled Dark Universe.


Bride of Frankenstein, from director Bill Condon, will open Feb. 14, 2019.

 

[Wildcard]

Well, if it's actually going to happen, let's all just hope it's good (of course it's obvious it won't ever come close to the 1935 immortal classic).

 

[Matt Mortem]

I think it's interesting that Condon is directing. He did Gods and Monsters, the James Whale biopic, who of course directed the original Bride of Frankenstein. With his success doing Beauty and the Beast and connection to the source material I think Condon is the absolute best choice.

What'd really be cool is Ian McKellan as Dr. Praetorius.

 

[Lighthouse]

‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ Back To Lab As London Pre-Production Postponed; Javier Bardem & Angelina Jolie Expected To Wait

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Marge Simpson would make a good Bride of Frankenstein.

 

[Matt Mortem]

‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ Back To Lab As London Pre-Production Postponed; Javier Bardem & Angelina Jolie Expected To Wait

This is good news. I'd rather they take their time to make something good than ram something through like they did The Mummy. That script could have used a little more time in the oven.

 

[Lighthouse]

This is good news. I'd rather they take their time to make something good than ram something through like they did The Mummy. That script could have used a lot more time in the oven.

Fixed.

 

[TheVileOne]

‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ Back To Lab As London Pre-Production Postponed; Javier Bardem & Angelina Jolie Expected To Wait

After The Mummy it's hard to be surprised by this news.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

After The Mummy it's hard to be surprised by this news.

Very true. I don't have much hope for this "universe" anymore.

 

[TheVileOne]

Everything about the Dark Universe was so premature. I don't think they really knew how to tackle a franchise of movies that are basically supposed to be horror films. But it's almost like they are trying to turn the horror icons into Avengers characters. It's not like no one really thought that through and asked what type of movies they are trying to make and for who.

 

[redhawk23]

There was another news story recently where in the director was quoted saying his film would have nothing to do with whatever other movies Universal was making.

Making a standalone is the best case scenario here.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I wonder if this will end up getting made.

 

[Lighthouse]

I would genuinely love to see a Bill Condon Bride of Frankenstein(though not by Koepp). If they come back with a reworked script and cut out any of the Prodigium or Russell Crowe's absolutely horrendous Jekyll/Hyde character, I'd still be up for it.

 

[redhawk23]

I would genuinely love to see a Bill Condon Bride of Frankenstein(though not by Koepp). If they come back with a reworked script and cut out any of the Prodigium or Russell Crowe's absolutely horrendous Jekyll/Hyde character, I'd still be up for it.

I have a feeling Condon's going to push to make this a more direct remake of the original, period piece and all and have nothing at all to do with a shared universe or series.

This is a filmmaker who already has made a movie that was partially about the making of the original film.

 

[Rorschach2012]

They're honestly so stupid for trying this. The budgets for these should've been 100 million tops, and they should've been straight horror films. Not action movies with monsters. What a mistake. No one wants to see that. These aren't heroes, they're monsters.

 

[James.B]

Hollywood Still Trying to Put a Ring on Universal’s ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ (EXCLUSIVE)

 

[Pennywise]

Exclusive: David Koepp's 'Bride of Frankenstein' Still Alive at Universal

That was one thing I did during quarantine – I brought back Bride of Frankensteininto a place where I kind of always wanted it to be. Universal was very gracious to let me try again. Because they had geared up and shut down famously in the Dark Universe fiasco. Well, not fiasco, but disappointment. So I have a version now and they have a version that we all really like. I think they’re talking to directors now,” Koepp said.

When we asked if it would be in the cost effective, highly profitable Blumhouse model of The Invisible Man, one of the year’s first big, pre-coronavirus hits (a new Dracula is being planned by Karyn Kusama), and Koepp said yes, more or less.

“It’s not the great big, $150 million extravaganza with giant movie stars,” Koepp explained. “It’s not as scaled down as Invisible Man but much more reasonable, doable thing, with, I think, a really cool idea and it’s all present day.”

We also had wondered if, along with Kurtzman and Morgan, Universe had tried to recruit Koepp to shepherd the Dark Universe and its series of interconnective narratives. “I’ve worked with Universal for a really long time. They send me stuff and ask for ideas. And I’m happy to consult. We were all trying to pitch in and make something out of that,” Koepp said, diplomatically.

“Not all ideas work out,” Koepp explained. “To their credit, what I really admired about Universal is they threw their hands up and went, ‘Hold on. This isn’t working out. Let’s stop and think for a year or two.’ I thought that was really smart. And big corporations don’t often do that. There aren’t a lot of New Coke moments where they go, ‘This is not as we hoped. We’re going to stop and go off on this other direction.’” The direction they went into, with smaller budgets, more creative risks, and an emphasis on scares over bigger superhero/adventure movie aspirations, has already paid off. We can’t wait to see what this new, streamlined Bride of Frankenstein looks like.

 

[Boom]

The direction they went into, with smaller budgets, more creative risks, and an emphasis on scares over bigger superhero/adventure movie aspirations, has already paid off.

This is almost exactly what a lot of us were saying in 2017 after the wreckage of The Mummy.

Smaller scale, focused on horror.

 

[Pennywise]

Bride of Frankenstein Reboot Writer Details How It Was Inspired by The Invisible Man

Universal Pictures' Dark Universe of interconnected monster movie reboots came to an end almost immediately after it started when 2017's The Mummy was a critical and financial disappointment, but writer David Koepp recently noted that he reworked his original script for Bride of Frankenstein to make it more grounded in the present day following the success of this year's The Invisible Man. The filmmaker didn't reveal any details about his new approach to the concept, but it sounds as though the current iteration of the story will be more of a reimagining of the idea more than merely updating the story with contemporary effects.

"It’s definitely standalone. Universal famously tried this idea of great big connected horror movies in a thing, and it didn’t work, and it didn’t work really spectacularly," Koepp shared with ComicBook.com. "And I was impressed that they stood back and said, 'Hang on, let’s give this a year or two and really think about it, and come at these in a singular way, and see what filmmakers ... let’s listen to filmmakers with distinctive points of view.' And I think the first one that really broke through is [producer] Jason’s [Blum] Invisible Man, which was made as a really well-thought, and well-conceived idea that existed completely on its own. And it was made for a reasonable amount of money, which actually gives you more creative freedom, rather than less. And I think that kind of showed the way that they can go with some of their things."

As the months passed, no updates were given about Bride of Frankenstein, only for it to earn release date delays before it was quietly delayed indefinitely.

When The Invisible Man was announced in 2019, it was made clear that it wouldn't be the project Depp was initially attached to and was meant to be a standalone reimagining and not merely a retelling of a familiar tale. That film's success allowed Koepp to take a new approach to his original idea for the reboot.

"So Bride of Frankenstein, I certainly looked at, and learned from, their Invisible Man experience, and thought, 'How can I make this a present-day story, that’s kind of bold and that people would be interested in and that they can actually make,” the filmmaker added. "So, I felt liberated. So, I liked the way it turned out. We’ll see what happens."

 

[Motown Marvel]

I dunno if they cast this movie already, but Zoe De Grand Maison bears a very nice resemblance to the original Bride actress Elsa Lanchester.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Wasn't Jolie originally attached to this? That I would have liked to have seen.

"So Bride of Frankenstein, I certainly looked at, and learned from, their Invisible Man experience, and thought, 'How can I make this a present-day story, that’s kind of bold and that people would be interested in and that they can actually make,” the filmmaker added.

I'm sceptical of this.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Eh, I think that's a pretty limited way to think of these things. I'm not interested in Blumhousing these movies like some app. Whannel seemed to just have a vision that could be done for low budget. It should be about the take. It's okay to spend mid budget money on these even. The problem with The Mummy was it cost an exorbitant amount of money and it was the worst kind of take.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

Whenever I see one of these threads I always think of the Dark Universe brand intro.



A modern day Ozymandias. A monument to the hubris of man.