As mentioned in our conversation last week, discussing the origins of Universal’s movie monsters in 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein, we were leading into the latest re-adaptation with Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! The film pays homage to both the 1935 film and Mary Shelley’s 1817 source text, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.” The Bride! had its world premiere in London on February 26, 2026 and was released in the US by Warner Bros. on March 6.
We discuss the film where in 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change. The film stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz.
We also discuss the career of Jessie Buckley as she approaches winning her first Oscar, and the popularity of bringing back movie monsters in recent years.
On this episode:
Danny Jarabek
Timmy Lee
Aryan Patel
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Credits:
- Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
- Artwork: Danny Jarabek
- Editor: Danny Jarabek
- Assistant Producer: Evan Miller