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I, Frankenstein and Beyond
In 2014 and 2015, we’ll be treated to further Monster films.
Next year sees the release of I,
Frankenstein. Aaron Eckhardt
is cast in the titular role in Stuart Beattie’s adaptation of the
comic of the same name. The
film also stars Bill Nighie and
Chuck’s Yvonne Strahovski. In
this version, the Monster finds
himself between two warring
factions of immortals. Not
Vampires and Lycans. This
time it’s Gargoyles and Demons! It will be interesting
to see Eckhardt’s portrayal as
he’s already played a psychological monster in the form of
The Dark Knight’s Two Face.
Currently in pre-production,
Max Landis’s vision, Frankenstein is slated to hit theatres
in 2015. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry
Potter), Jessica Brown Findlay
(Downton Abbey) and James
McAvoy (X-Men First Class)
star in this film. In it, McAvoy
plays Viktor Von Frankenstein
– a man with plans to create a
human body. Radcliffe’s character Igor saves Findlay’s Lorelei – a trapeze artist who has
a tragic accident. According
to Radcliffe, the film is “about
two young, brilliant guys
pushing each other. Eventually
one loses his morality and the
other has to bring him back”.
Also currently in the early
stages of development is The
Sick and Twisted Tale of Frankenstein. This film is a modern
retelling of the tale, with newcomer, Michael Raabe playing “The Creature” and fellow
newcomer, Louis Crespo Jr. as
Frankenstein. Little plot information is available, but Shelley Boozer has been cast as
Detective Mary Shelley in this
re-imagining.
A Monster and His Friends
Before I go, I’d like to offer
one final shout out: if you like
you Monsters in comic format,
then I heartily recommend
The Creature Commandos. This is
a DC Comics team of military
superhumans originally set in
World War II that was introduced to the masses Weird War
Tales #93 (November 1980).
The original (and better) team
was composed of a vampire,
werewolf and a Frankenstein
style Monster, with occasional
appearances by a gorgon and
a robotic soldier (who may or
may not have a ‘ghost in the
machine’). The team was lead
by a human officer, who often
turned out to be the biggest
monster of them all in some of
the more morality based tales.
If you get a chance – check
them out!
Gargoyles, Demons and The Monster await in the 2014 adaptation of I, Frankenstein
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