Overview
- The MPAA assigned an R rating citing “strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language.”
- Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale lead the cast with Jake Gyllenhaal also starring, alongside Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening and Julianne Hough.
- The story centers on a 1930s Chicago creation of a companion for Frankenstein that ignites a dangerous romance, police scrutiny and a burgeoning social movement.
- A first trailer screened to industry audiences at CinemaCon but has not been released online.
- Originally developed with Netflix, the project is now a Warner Bros. release and is positioned as a distinct take separate from Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein for Netflix.