Sebastian Stan Courtesy of Emma McIntyre/WireImage Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Romanian auteur Radu Jude (Kontinental '25, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World) is world premiering his much-anticipated new feature, Dracula, at the Locarno Film Festival on Sunday, but he is already writing a movie about a popular character from another iconic horror novel - Frankenstein. And none other than Marvel Cinematic Universe star Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice, A Different Man, Pam & Tommy, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) is set to star in it. "I'm writing a film now," Jude tells THR. "It's a Frankenstein film in Romania. Frankenstein in Romania, it's going to be called." Related Stories Movies Jackie Chan on Why He Wanted to Become the "Asian Robert De Niro," Bowling With Bruce Lee and the Difficulty of Making Good Studio Movies Movies Jackie Chan Charms Locarno as He Receives Career Award: "I Am 71. I Still Can Fight" Stan and the iconoclast previously discussed their interest in a collaboration, but Jude didn't immediately have an idea. Then he pitched the star, who was born in Romania before moving to the U.S. with his mother, his idea for the Frankenstein film, which Stan liked, according to Jude. The auteur tells THR that he envisions Stan playing "both roles," that of Victor Frankenstein and his monster. The story is understood to combine the real-life existence of a secret CIA prison in Romania in the past with the legend of the Frankenstein monster. Guillermo del Toro's dark reimagining of Frankenstein, featuring Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth, a Netflix production, was recently unveiled as being part of the selection for the Venice Film Festival competition lineup. Auteur Jude has had a busy 2025. Earlier this year, he world premiered Kontinental '25, an absurdist comedy-drama about Romania's housing crisis and the country's conflicted middle class, at the Berlin Film Festival. It ended up winning the Silver Bear for best screenplay. Jude world premieres Dracula, his dissection of the Dracula myth that is full of the black comedy for which he has developed a reputation, in the main competition program of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland later on Sunday afternoon. "This film features scenes that could shock the sensitivity of some viewers," the fest website notes. After Locarno, Jude plans to shoot another film. "It's like a very distant dialogue with The Diary of a Chambermaid, the novel by [Octave] Mirbeau," the auteur tells THR. "I want to speak about immigration and about Romanians working abroad. It's about a woman who works for a French family in Bordeaux while her own small daughter remains home. So it's a film around these dramatic issues." That means its tone will be less Dracula-ish. "It's more comparable to Kontinental '25 in a certain way; it's a bit more serious," Jude explains. "I'm interested in exploring this connection between the Western world and Romania and Eastern Europe through the story of a character." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Locarno Film Festival Jackie Chan on Why He Wanted to Become the "Asian Robert De Niro," Bowling With Bruce Lee and the Difficulty of Making Good Studio Movies Tim Burton Pee-wee's Bike Debuts at the Alamo on 40th Anniversary of 'Big Adventure' Heat Vision James Marsden Says It Feels Like a "Homecoming" to Reprise Cyclops Role for 'Avengers: Doomsday' Lindsay Lohan Jamie Lee Curtis Responds to Negative 'Freakier Friday' Review: "A Tad Harsh" Locarno Film Festival Jackie Chan Charms Locarno as He Receives Career Award: "I Am 71. I Still Can Fight" Zach Cregger 'Weapons' Star Alden Ehrenreich Wants You to Go to More Theater in Los Angeles Locarno Film Festival Jackie Chan on Why He Wanted to Become the "Asian Robert De Niro," Bowling With Bruce Lee and the Difficulty of Making Good Studio Movies Tim Burton Pee-wee's Bike Debuts at the Alamo on 40th Anniversary of 'Big Adventure' Heat Vision James Marsden Says It Feels Like a "Homecoming" to Reprise Cyclops Role for 'Avengers: Doomsday' Lindsay Lohan Jamie Lee Curtis Responds to Negative 'Freakier Friday' Review: "A Tad Harsh" Locarno Film Festival Jackie Chan Charms Locarno as He Receives Career Award: "I Am 71. I Still Can Fight" Zach Cregger 'Weapons' Star Alden Ehrenreich Wants You to Go to More Theater in Los Angeles