Seems like another A-list actor could be joining the Universal Classic Monster Universe. Hot on the heels of the news that Dwayne Johnson is in talks to star as Lawrence Talbot the Wolfman, we are informed that Javier Bardem [No Country for Old Men, Skyfall] is in talks to star in a Frankenstein movie. Now Variety, which reported the news, doesn’t tell us whether he will be playing Victor Frankenstein or Frankenstein’s monster. He’s a fine actor and I could see him making a good job of either character. Neither does it tell us whether this will be in the proposed Bride Of Frankenstein remake, yet another adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel which could be made before the Angelina Jolie starrer [which would make sense except that rumous indicate that Universal are unsure about it because Victor Frankenstein was such a major flop], or a spin-off solo movie which will be made after Bride Of Frankenstein.
I remain dubious about all these remakes of films which I have loved since I was a child, but with talent such as Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe also being involved in this series, I like to think that Universal won’t mess it them up too much…
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