Horror movie The Bride, the monster woman with Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley

The Bride, the movie’s plot

The Bride is the drama and horror movie coming out. Frankenstein (Christian Bale) is a monster who - in the 1930s - goes to Chicago to ask for the help of Dr. Euphronius (Jake Gyllenhaal): his goal is to create a companion for himself (Jessie Buckley). The two bring back to life a young murdered woman, and the new creature is born.

But a love story erupts between the two, attracting the attention of the police, and that of a radical social movement. “There was no accident. We did it on purpose” says a voice in the released trailer, while a woman is lying on an operating table. “Now there’s nothing left to do but live” says Frankenstein. Scenes of struggle follow, until Frankenstein and the woman find themselves in an alley, with him beating a man: “Till death do us part” he says.

The Bride, the movie’s cast

Christian Bale recently acted in the TV series The Pale Blue Eye - The West Point Murders and Thor: Love and Thunder, and will be in The Church of Living Dangerously. Jessie Buckley has worked in Beast and I’m Thinking of Ending Things, and will be in Hamnet. Jake Gyllenhaal is the star of The Covenant and Road House, and will be in The Division and In the Grey, with Henry Cavill. The cast also includes Penélope Cruz, who recently worked in Ferrari: she has the role of Myrna.

Annette Bening and Peter Sarsgaard are also present. The direction is by Maggie Gyllenhaal - Jake’s sister - who directed The Lost Daughter. The screenplay is based on Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley: it is inspired by the 1935 movie The Bride of Frankenstein directed by James Whale.

The Bride, the shooting and the movie’s release date

The production is by First Love Films, In the Current Company Productions and Warner Bros. Shooting began in New York in March 2024, with a budget of around 80 million dollars. The movie - which also contains various musical scenes - is released in US cinemas on March 6, 2026.