The Bride!

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The Bride!
Teaser poster
Directed byMaggie Gyllenhaal
Written byMaggie Gyllenhaal
Based onFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
by Mary Shelley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLawrence Sher
Edited byDylan Tichenor
Music byHildur Guðnadóttir
Production
companies
  • First Love Films
  • In the Current Company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million[1]

The Bride! is an upcoming American monster film written, co-produced, and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. It stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz. The film draws inspiration from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein directed by James Whale, itself inspired by the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley.

The Bride! is scheduled to be released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 6, 2026.

Premise

In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein's creature asks Dr. Euphronius to create a companion for him. They give life to a murdered woman as "the Bride," sparking romance, police interest and radical social change.

Cast

Production

Development

In August 2023, the weekly issue of Production Weekly reported an upcoming remake of the 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein from Netflix, written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Penélope Cruz, Christian Bale, and Peter Sarsgaard (Gyllenhaal's husband).[2]

Pre-production

Maggie Gyllenhaal at the 67th Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, in 2017.
The Bride! is the second feature film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

In January 2024, it was announced that Warner Bros. Pictures was producing the film and Annette Bening had joined its ensemble cast, which included Jessie Buckley (who starred in Gyllenhaal's feature directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, in 2021) as "the star of the movie", alongside Bale, Cruz, and Sarsgaard. According to Deadline Hollywood, Bale and Buckley were "circling this project well before the strikes."[3] In March 2024, Julianne Hough came on board to star,[4] with John Magaro and Jeannie Berlin joining the following month.[5] In June, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie's brother, revealed he would also star.[6]

Filming

Principal photography was scheduled to begin on March 4, 2024, in New York City.[7] The film, according to Sarsgaard, features "big dance numbers".[8] In August 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, co-chairs and CEOs of the Warner Bros. motion picture unit with "a reputation in Hollywood for being talent whisperers with a willingness to spend", had "stepped in to foot the bill" after Netflix left the project (which included a disagreement over Gyllenhaal wanting to film in New York while Netflix pushed for New Jersey because it would be cheaper), adding that "The movie's costs, including production and marketing, will likely exceed $100 million". Gyllenhaal emphasized the creative freedom granted to her by De Luca and Abdy.[9] In January 2025, Deadline reported the film's budget as being $80 million, less than the $100 million it would have cost had it remained at Netflix.[1]

Post-production

During post-production, editing was completed by Dylan Tichenor.[8] The score was composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir, who replaced the previously announced Jonny Greenwood.[10]

Release

The Bride! is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 6, 2026, in IMAX.[11][12] It was previously scheduled for release on October 3, 2025, and September 26, 2025.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 15, 2025). "Why Warner Bros Shook Up Its Feature Exec Ranks As It Braces For An Auteur-Driven 2025 Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Navarro, Meagan (August 3, 2023). "The Bride – Maggie Gyllenhaal Reportedly Remaking Bride of Frankenstein for Netflix". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 12, 2024). "Annette Bening Boards Maggie Gyllenhaal's Frankenstein Movie At Warner Bros Opposite Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz & Peter Sarsgaard". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 27, 2024). "Julianne Hough Joins Maggie Gyllenhaal's Frankenstein Pic 'The Bride!' For Warner Bros". Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 8, 2024). "John Magaro & Jeannie Berlin Join Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ Keegan, Rebecca (June 5, 2024). "Jake Gyllenhaal Just Wants to Freak Himself Out". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Bride". January 8, 2024. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Gardner, Chris (August 29, 2024). "September 5 Star Peter Sarsgaard on His 'Rabbit Brain', Live TV News and Why Wife Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride Is So 'Punk'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ Flint, Joe (August 10, 2024). "At Warner Discovery It's Lean Times, Except for the Movie Studio Bosses". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Hildur Guðnadóttir to Score Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride". Film Music Reporter. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (March 19, 2025). "Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride' Moves Out of 2025, Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Movie Pushed to Late September". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ "IMAX Investor Presentation October 2025". IMAX Corporation. Archived from the original on October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 12, 2024). "The Batman 2 From Matt Reeves Heads To Fall 2026; Paul Thomas Anderson-Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Gets Summer 2025 Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.