Bernard Rose’s Frankenstein Dabbles in Alchemy
Steve Barton
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As a huge Frankenstein fan, it warms my heart to see so many Frankenstein-themed projects popping up and getting attention. Let’s just hope at least some of them is worthy of the moniker.
From the Press Release:
Film House Germany (FHG) announced today that Alchemy has secured the US rights to horror legend Bernard Rose’s (CANDYMAN, IVANSXTC) FRANKENSTEIN from Summerstorm Entertainment following its highly acclaimed World Premiere at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, where it was awarded the grand prize, the Golden Raven Award.
FRANKENSTEIN is produced by Gabriela Bacher for Summerstorm, Heidi Jo Markel for Eclectic Pictures, Jennifer Holliday Morrison for Bad Badger, and Summmerstorm’s parent company, Film House Germany’s Christian Angermayer and Klemens Hallmann. Conor Charles is co-producing for Eclectic Pictures. Avi Lerner is executive producing, and Nu Image is handling international sales.
On confirming the sale, producers Gabriela Bacher and Heidi Jo Markel said: “Alchemy is the perfect partner to bring this modern take on a timeless story to American audiences. Alchemy’s acquisition is testament to the worldwide demand and hunger for new, contemporary visions and well-crafted filmmaking – audiences have never seen a monster quite like this.”
The modern-day adaptation of the classic thriller was written and directed by Bernard Rose and stars Xavier Samuel (TWILIGHT, FURY), Carrie-Ann Moss (THE MATRIX TRILOGY), Tony Todd (CANDYMAN), and Danny Huston (BIG EYES, “AMERICAN HORROR STORY”).
FRANKENSTEIN is set in present day Los Angeles and is told entirely from the perspective of The Monster. Artificially-created and left for dead by a husband-and-wife team of eccentric scientists, Adam is faced with nothing but hostility and aggression as he comes to grips with the horrific nature of humanity and the violence of those that made him.
FRANKENSTEIN is one of a number of projects from Film House Germany’s robust slate, joining the likes of Jalmari Helander’s BIG GAME starring Samuel L. Jackson and THE DEVIL’S VIOLINIST, also directed by Bernard Rose.
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