'The Bride!' Courtesy 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 Jessie Buckley returns to life as the kick-ass outlaw lover for a punk Frankenstein in the teaser trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!, which dropped on Tuesday. Gyllenhaal's sophomore feature and her fresh take on Mary Shelley's classic story is set in 1930s Chicago and centers on a lonesome Frankenstein, played by Christian Bale, who recruits Dr. Euphronios to create a companion for himself. The two revive a murdered young woman and the titular bride played by Buckley is born. "There is nothing left to do now, but live," Bale as Frankenstein tells a bleached-blonde bride as their monstrous love story and killing spree, with a hint of Bonnie and Clyde or Wild at Heart, gets underway. Related Stories TV 'The Diplomat' Season 3 Trailer Has Allison Janney's President "About to Do Something Apocalyptically Dumb" Business Warner Bros. Discovery Nears Win in 'Blade Runner 2049' Legal Battle Over Tesla's AI Images The Bride! is headed to theaters in March 2026 after Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, the horror meister's own encounter with Mary Shelley's classic 1818 novel and starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi and Mia Goth arrives in theaters for a limited run in October, ahead of a Netflix streaming release. The Bride! also stars Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penelope Cruz. Maggie Gyllenhaal directs from her own screenplay and produces alongside Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Talia Kleinhendler and Osnat Handelsman Keren. Carla Raij, David Webb and Courtney Kivowitz share executive producer credits. Warner Bros. Pictures will release The Bride! in theaters and on Imax screens in North America on March 6, 2026. That's preceded by an international theatrical rollout starting March 4, 2026. The film was initially set up to be a Netflix production, but eventually moved to Warner Bros. Maggie Gyllenhaal made her directorial debut on Netflix's The Lost Daughter after a long career in front of the camera. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up The Long Walk David Jonsson, Cooper Hoffman to Star in 'The Chaperones' for A24, Plan B San Sebastian Film Festival Gia Coppola on the Distinct Lack of Nicolas Cage in Her Family's Films: "He's Just So Busy!" Romeria Janus Films Takes North American Rights to Carla Simon's 'Romería' San Sebastian Film Festival U.K. Producer Mike Goodridge: "It's a Blessing and a Curse We Share the Same Language as the U.S." Heat Vision 'R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead' Movie Lands October Release (Exclusive) international Amsterdam Doc Fest IDFA Adds Gaza, Laura Poitras Films, Unveils Shorts Competition Titles The Long Walk David Jonsson, Cooper Hoffman to Star in 'The Chaperones' for A24, Plan B San Sebastian Film Festival Gia Coppola on the Distinct Lack of Nicolas Cage in Her Family's Films: "He's Just So Busy!" Romeria Janus Films Takes North American Rights to Carla Simon's 'Romería' San Sebastian Film Festival U.K. Producer Mike Goodridge: "It's a Blessing and a Curse We Share the Same Language as the U.S." Heat Vision 'R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead' Movie Lands October Release (Exclusive) international Amsterdam Doc Fest IDFA Adds Gaza, Laura Poitras Films, Unveils Shorts Competition Titles