The Bride!

is an upcoming American monster film written, directed, and produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, and starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, and Annette Bening.

In August 2023, the weekly issue of Production Weekly revealed an upcoming remake of the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein from Netflix, written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Penélope Cruz, Christian Bale, and Peter Sarsgaard (Gyllenhaal's husband).

[2] Later that month, World of Reel reported on claims from industry insider Daniel Richtman that Netflix had abandoned the project after the 2023 Hollywood strikes in favor of a separate Frankenstein film from Guillermo del Toro.

"[5] In March 2024, Julianne Hough came on board to star,[6] with John Magaro and Jeannie Berlin joining the following month.

[10] In August 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, co-chairs and CEOs of the Warner Bros. motion picture unit with "a reputation in Hollywood for being talent whisperers with a willingness to spend", had "stepped in to foot the bill" after Netflix left the project (which included a disagreement over Gyllenhaal wanting to film in New York while Netflix pushed for New Jersey because it would be cheaper), adding that "The movie's costs, including production and marketing, will likely exceed $100 million".