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| Directed by | Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| Written by | Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| Based on | Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley |
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| Cinematography | Lawrence Sher |
| Edited by | Dylan Tichenor |
| Music by | Hildur Guðnadóttir |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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 by Mary Shelley.
The Bride! is scheduled to be released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 6, 2026.
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.
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]

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]
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]
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]
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]