Xavier Samuel Will Don the Neck Bolts for Bernard Rose’s Frankenstein
John Squires
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It seems Frankenstein’s monster is Hollywood’s latest golden boy, as several upcoming films are set to bring him back to life. With that particular plate already so full, we’re very surprised to learn today that yet another adaptation of the tale is in the works. Read on!
Deadline reports that Candyman director Bernard Rose is getting set to film his own contemporized take on Mary Shelley’s iconic horror creation, and Twilight star Xavier Samuel (pictured) has just been cast as the titular monster.
Produced by Eclectic Pictures, Bad Badger, and Summerstorm Entertainment, Frankenstein is set in present-day Los Angeles and told from the perspective of Adam/The Monster (Samuel), who is created by a husband-and-wife team of eccentric scientists, only to be met with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him.
Danny Huston and Carrie-Anne Moss will play Victor and Elizabeth Frankenstein in a cast that also includes Rose’s Candyman star Tony Todd.
Rose adapted the script himself, updating Shelley’s classic tome. Frankenstein is produced by Gabriela Bacher, Heidi Jo Markel, Jennifer Holliday Morrison, Christian Angermayer, and Klemens Hallmann.
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