Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein Trailer
Now don’t get too excited… Danny Boyle is not returning to the horror genre on the big screen (at least not yet). But he is directing a new stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for the National Theatre in London. The script was written by Nick Dear, and even though it is a play, it will be broadcast to select cinemas across the world via their National Theatre Live program.
It stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Hackers), and the interesting thing is that they are alternating roles with every performance. So one night Cumberbatch will play Doctor Frankenstein while Miller will play The Creature, then vice versa. After seeing Miller on this past season of Dexter, I can see him doing a great job with this, and I also really enjoyed Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance as Sherlock Holmes. Check out a teaser trailer for the production after the jump and see what you think.
Comments (2)
this sounds really exciting I love Mary Shelleys Frankenstien its one of my favorite novels.
Plus Benedict Cumberbatch is awesome in Sherlock and will surely ignite some intense energy looking forward to viewing this.
Also i wonder why Danny Boyle decided to make this a play in my opinion it would make a great Frankenstien movie the only one I know of is the classic black and white version.
Posted by Nephums on February 24th, 2011Luckily I’m booked in to see it live in a few weeks. Can’t wait. Surprised the production has spread around the movie blogs.
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