Maggie Gyllenhaal Feminist Frankenstein Movie 'The Bride!' Is Officially One Of Hollywood's Biggest Bombs

Maggie Gyllenhaal Feminist Frankenstein Movie 'The Bride!' Is Officially One Of Hollywood's Biggest Bombs

You may not have heard of it, but a new retelling of the classic Frankenstein story hit movie theaters several weeks ago. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring big names like Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Julianne Hough, Penelope Cruz and Annette Bening, "The Bride!" was a proudly feminist-style interpretation of Frankenstein focusing on his wife. And set in the 1930s, for some reason. It's not an opinion that the film w…

Film Review: The Bride! - SLUG Magazine

The Bride! was a genuine effort — that much is obvious — but it fails to stick the landing and doesn’t come close to honoring the campiness of the original. … read more The post Film Review: The Bride! first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

CAPSULE: THE BRIDE! (2026)

366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. DIRECTED BY: Maggie Gyllenhaal FEATURING: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal PLOT: In the 1930s, a gangster’s moll is killed after Mary Shelley’s spirit possesses her and insults important men; soon after, Frankenstein’s monster convinces a mad scientist to animate her dead body as a mate for him, and the …

How Much Money The Bride! Could Lose At The Box Office

The Bride! is a legit box office bomb, but that doesn't mean Warner Bros. was wrong to make the movie in the first place.

Why Christian Bale’s ‘The Bride!’ Is A Costly Box-Office Lesson In Risky Filmmaking

When a movie dares to be different, the outcome is hardly foreseeable. And that is precisely what is happening with ‘The Bride!’, the grandiose sci-fi drama starring Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley.  What used to be placed as a bold, auteur-driven project is now one of the biggest financial flops of the year. The movie […] The post Why Christian Bale’s ‘The Bride!’ Is A Costly Box-Office Lesson In Risky Filmmaking appeared first on FirstCurios…