Source: Collider | Posted By: Dan Geer
The film adaptation of Kevin Grevioux’s Darkstorm Studios graphic novel, I, Frankenstein, has been in development for quite some time now, with the film getting the green light in 2010, and the casting of Aaron Eckhart and Bill Nighy as the Frankenstein Monster and main villain, respectively, happening in 2011. Needless to say, this classic monster fan was thrilled. A 200 year-old Frankenstein Monster battling the threat of demonic forces out to destroy mankind? How could I not be?
But then, photos started getting released of Aaron Eckhart as the Monster, named Adam in this film, and it was quite underwhelming at best. Here you’ve got a guy with great acting chops, looked great as Two-Face in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, and all we get is a few stitches on his face and he’s now the Monster? But because I’ve been fooled before by leaked set photos from various movies and have been completely won over once I saw footage, the decision was made to not post any imagery from the film and simply wait for the trailer to be released.
Well, the time has finally come, with today’s debut of first official trailer for the movie. You can check it out for yourself below!
Official Synopsis:
200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein’s creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind. From the co-writer of the hit supernatural saga, UNDERWORLD, comes the action thriller I, FRANKENSTEIN, written for the screen and directed by Stuart Beattie, screen story by Kevin Grevioux and Stuart Beattie, based on the Darkstorm Studios graphic novel “I, Frankenstein” created by Kevin Grevioux. The story is brought to life by a cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein.
While the film looks incredible, it is clear now that Aaron Eckart was not given proper Monster makeup treatment – period. Sure, film can interpret something however it likes, but at the same time the graphic novel this is based on has the monster looking very much like the original 1931 Boris Karloff incarnation of the Monster. I’m all for modifying the look, even making it not look anything like Karloff, but Eckhart just looks like, well, Eckhart, not resembling a monster at all. The film still looks like it’ll be worth checking out (it looks quite epic, actually), but man this is a bummer. This writer is absolutely perplexed as to why this decision was made.
Lakeshore Entertainment’s I, Frankenstein, directed by Stuart Beattie and written by Kevin Grevioux, stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Kevin Grevioux, and Miranda Otto. It is slated to hit theaters January 24, 2014.
