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'Bride of Frankenstein' to return Print
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Universal and Imagine are once again trying to get a remake of the 1935 monster movie “Bride of Frankenstein” off the ground. The companies are in talks with Neil Burger to write and direct.

The original film, which starred Boris Karloff as the monster and Elsa Lanchester as his bride, continued the story that began with 1931’s "Frankenstein." A monster, on the run from an angry mob, persuades Dr. Frankenstein to create a mate. The doctor is successful, but the bride winds up rejecting the monster.

According to The Moving Picture, Burger will write the update with writing partner Dirk Wittenborn. Burger’s previous directing credits include the Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti magician drama “The Illusionist,” “The Lucky Ones” and “Interview with the Assassin.”

The project was set up about five years ago with "American Splendor" writers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini attached to write the screenplay. Their concept was to set the picture in contemporary New York, with a young woman dying and then unnaturally brought back to life. Burger’s version is expected to differ significantly from that concept.