Maggie Gyllenhaal's punk rock reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein, The Bride!, hits theaters March 6 with Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! reimagines the 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein, but Warner Bros asked the director to remove one particular scene.

The Bride! is in theaters on March 6. Frankenstein's lightning-streaked bride has been an enduring image on screen ever since James Whale, the director of the original 1931 Frankenstein film, committed her to celluloid in his campy 1935 sequel,

Release Date: March 6, 2026 Directed By: Maggie Gyllenhaal Written By: Maggie Gyllenhaal Starring: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening, and Jake Gyllenhaal Rating: R for strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language Runtime: 126 minutes

Article Summary New behind-the-scenes and high-quality images for Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! have been unveiled. The Bride! is generating significant buzz as a potential breakout hit or spectacular misfire this spring. Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale lead a star-studded cast in this bold reimagining of a classic story.

Jessie Buckley returns to the big screen to play one of horror’s most iconic characters – The Bride! But her creation in 1935 birthed something far more

From Maggie Gyllenhaal (the Academy Award-nominated writer and director of The Lost Daughter, who many of you will likely also remember from her role as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight) comes The Bride!, a bold, iconoclastic take on one of the world's ...