Back in February, Puck’s Matt Belloni reported on Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” receiving bad test scores, which prompted Warner Bros. to step in and help shape up the film.
The behind-the-scenes drama on “The Bride!” was so concerning that Warners’ Pamela Abdy was tasked with “getting the film into shape” for its originally planned release this fall, and word was that she was having a hard time with it.
No surprise then that, just a month later, “The Bride!” — which was supposed to come out in September 2025 — was delayed to March 6, 2026.
There’s an update: it looks like Gyllenhaal and Warners have found the version of the film they wanted. The film has completed post-production and received an MPA rating — R for “strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language.”
How did Gyllenhaal, who had only directed one film prior to this, manage to convince Warners to finance a $100M R-rated musical? Beats me, but props to her for managing to greenlight this thing.
“The Bride!” has an impressive cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, John Mulaney, and Jake Gyllenhaal. It’s said to be a loose remake of 1935’s “Bride of Frankenstein” — the sequel to 1931’s “Frankenstein.”
Gyllenhaal previously helmed the Netflix-backed 2021 psychological drama “The Lost Daughter,” starring Olivia Colman, which became a critical hit. It garnered three Oscar nominations and won Gyllenhaal Best Screenplay honors at Venice.