Source: Deadline | Posted By: Dan Geer

Last March, it was reported that Stuart Beattie (co-writer of 30 Days of Night and the Pirates of the Caribbean films) was chosen to direct the upcoming film adaptation of Underworld writer Kevin Grevioux‘s graphic novel, I, Frankenstein – which is set to start filming in January. At the time, one big question remained: Just who exactly would play the Frankenstein Monster?

Today, Deadline is reporting that Aaron Eckhart, who famously played Harvey Dent/Two-Face in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, has indeed landed the title role! Read on for more info!

According to the report, the film tells the tale of the monster, Adam Frankenstein, and how he survives to present day due to a genetic quirk in his creation and gets caught up in a centuries old war in a between two immortal clans in a “dark, gothic metropolis.”

“Mary Shelly’s story is about the creation of the first human being,” says director Stuart Beattie of the monster. “This is the story about that being becoming human.”

Distribution for the film adaptation will be through Lionsgate in the U.S. and Lakeshore Entertainment internationally. Hopscotch Features will distribute in Australia. The film is slated for release on February 22, 2013.

Head on over to Deadline for the full article!

By the way, if anyone reading this knows when the I, Frankenstein graphic novel will be released, or how in the world to get a hold of a copy if it is already available, please let me know because I have tried searching and have no idea how to find it. It’s a real noodle-baker…

Update: I found the first 27 pages of the series online here. Definitely worth a read!