The director and ‘The Bride!’ Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jessie Buckley dare you to meet your monster

Maggie Gyllenhaal turns “The Bride!” into a big, wild studio film that reimagines the Bride of Frankenstein as a voice of ...

The Bride's violence was "pulled back" after test screenings, but director Maggie Gyllenhaal stands by what was kept in: "This isn't the Stormtrooper version of killin…

Given all that and the fact it's a big-budget flick, writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal says they "tested and tested it" with ...

Is The Bride! a Remake of Bride of Frankenstein? New Movie's Origin Explained

Discover if Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is a remake or a new Mary Shelley adaptation. Explore how the film gives the ...

The Many Brides of Frankenstein

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” imagines an empowered mate for the monster. We look back at other memorable cinematic ...

Andrew Gunn, Producer Behind Disney Hits ‘Freaky Friday,’ ‘Sky High,’ Dies at 58

Andrew Gunn, who produced a string of Disney comedies in the early 2000s, among them the Lindsay Lohan-starring Freaky Friday ...

Why ‘The Bride’ Director Maggie Gyllenhaal Says Warner Bros. Asked Her to Cut Some Violence From Film: “It’s Just Too Much”

Maggie Gyllenhaal, who helmed The Bride, is revealing why Warner Bros. asked her to cut some of the film’s sexual violence.

Maggie Gyllenhaal Says ‘The Bride’ Test Screenings Criticized Film’s Sexual Violence and Warner Bros. Boss Told Her ‘You Can’t Have Frankenstein Lick Black Vomit Off ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal says the boss of Warner Bros. forced her to cut out of "The Bride" a scene where Frankenstein licks Vomit ...

‘The Mummy 4’ Directors Say Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Wouldn’t Return Unless ‘They Loved the Script’: ‘It’s Beautiful, Scary and Sweeping’

"The Mummy 4" directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett say the script for the sequel is "beatiful and sweeping and ...

'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley looks for the 'shadowy bits' of her characters

Buckley has been nominated for a best actress Oscar for her portrayal of William Shakespeare's wife in Hamnet. The film ...
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In ‘Bride of Frankenstein,’ the Monster’s Wife Never Speaks. Now, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ Gives the Iconic Character a Voice

Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal builds her own kind of monster with the ultra-alive ‘The Bride!’

Starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, 'The Bride!' is a bold retelling of 'Bride of Frankenstein' from writer-director ...

5 movies we're looking forward to in March 2026

Let's get to some of our most anticipated releases for March 2026. There is no more anticipated movie this month -- and maybe the beginning of 2026 -- than Project Hail Mary. Ryan Gosling stars in the ...