News The Bride The Bride! Trailer Rejects the Whole “of Frankenstein” Bit You tell him, Jessie Buckley! By Molly Templeton | Published on January 15, 2026 Photo: Warner Bros. Comment 0 Share New Share Photo: Warner Bros. This Bride does not belong to Frankenstein. The latest trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s new film finds the undead Bride (Jessie Buckley) claiming her name for herself. “The bride of Frankenstein,” murmurs Frank himself (Christian Bale). “No,” she replies. “Just the Bride.” As previously noted about the first teaser, this film has style. Buckets of style. Style to spare. Dance sequences, even! Florence and the Machine’s “Everybody Scream” certainly helps set the tone here—a tone which the synopsis is quite! enthused! about! A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance! Wild and combustible! No holds barred! It has really been a time for beloved and well-lauded actors tackling Frankenstein-adjacent tales (though this one is clearly as much Bonnie & Clyde as Mary Shelley). Last year we got Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, and Jacob Elordi; now we have a small army of Oscar nominees and winners, including Buckley, who is essentially a lock for an Oscar nomination for her work in Hamnet. Along with the appealing trio of Bale, Buckley, and Bening, The Bride! also stars Peter Sarsgaard, whose role seems to primarily involve looking longingly at the Bride; Jake Gyllenhaal; and Penélope Cruz. Maggie Gyllenhaal is both writer and director. Her behind-the-scenes team includes composer Hildur Gudnadóttir, who recently did the music for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and last year’s Joker: Folie à Deux. Costume designer Sandy Powell may have more Oscar nominations than the film’s stars combined: 15 in total, with three wins. The Bride! dances into theaters on March 6.[end-mark] The post <i>The Bride!</i> Trailer Rejects the Whole “of Frankenstein” Bit appeared first on Reactor.