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Universal Wants To Bring Back The Frankenstein Beehive

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:30:00 PDT

Universal is talking to Neil Burger about remaking The Bride of Frankenstein, the latest of many classic monster remakes. Will she have the hair? Too early to tell, but it probably won't be as arousing as these NSFW pics. [THR]

Del Toro's Frankenstein Won't Be Alone

charliejane — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:00:23 PST

Morning spoilers brings entertainment secrets to ADD-sufferers everywhere. We boil down the juiciest bits about upcoming storylines and compress them into a super-food that energizes your brain. Click through for Guillermo Del Toro's plans for Bride Of Frankenstein, plus a new alien-invasion movie.

Another phone-death movie on the heels of One Missed Call: In the direct-to-DVD Nightmare Detective, people die after dialing "0" on their cell phones. Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo) directs. [Bloody Disgusting]
The Mysterians, a forthcoming graphic novel about a group of kids who foil an alien invasion, is in development as a film from co-creator Michael Uslan, producer of the Batman films. [Production Charts]
The Guillermo Del Toro TV miniseries of Frankenstein may combine that story with Bride of Frankenstein. [ShockTillYouDrop]
Now that Mephisto has erased his marriage, Peter Parker will be "the amazing Spider-Slut," making out with "girls gone wild" at clubs. [Bob Mitchell]
That Lost flash-forward showing that Jack makes it off the island doesn't mean the character can't ever die, because we will see him return to the island after that point, says actor Matthew Fox. We'll also keep seeing some flash-backs in season four. [Give Me My Remote]
Dean Winters (Rescue Me) will play Sarah Connor's ex-fiance in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, replacing another actor from the pilot. He's chasing Sarah, and in the second episode John Connor seeks him out for some stepdad-son time. [BuddyTV]
Torchwood season two features a much bigger role for Rhys, Gwen's boyfriend. He finds out the truth about Gwen's job and joins her Scooby Gang, getting into car chases and fistfights. And then aliens crash Rhys and Gwen's wedding. [icWales]
More Torchwood spoilers: Captain John, played by James "Spike" Marsters, is Captain Jack's ex, and his lipgloss has a devastating on anyone who kisses him. [LovelyLadyLooks]
Adam/Kensei in Heroes is either Nikki's great-grandfather, or he married one of her alternate personalities, or something. [SuperHiro]

Must See: Bride of Frankenstein

Annalee Newitz — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:17:14 PDT

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: Bride of Frankenstein
Date: 1935

Vitals: Dr. Frankenstein's monster is lonely, so the mad doctor builds his green buddy a scary lady friend who rejects him. In the process, the Bride also popularized a bizarre, bullet-fro hairstyle that has become synonymous with sexy female monsters. Fleeing his coiffed babe in despair, the monster befriends a blind pauper, who teaches him to smoke cigars (thus leading to the infamous line, "Smoke good!").

Famous names: Boris Karloff as the monster, James Whale produces/directs.

Crunchy goodness: 5

Copycats/Spinoffs/Sequels: Gods and Monsters, an amazing flick directed by Bill Condon, tells the story of James Whale during the period when he made Bride of Frankenstein. Unlike his closety Hollywood pals, Whale refused to hide his homosexuality and eventually became a pariah despite a string of hit horror movies in the 1930s.

The shit: Any scene including Elsa Lanchester as the Bride rocks. Period.

Sights you'll never unsee: Boris Karloff's monster learning to drink soup.

Sexual subversion in Bride of Frankenstein