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Universal revives 'Bride Of Frankenstein'
Published Wednesday, Jun 17 2009, 12:46 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Rex Features
The 1935 original followed on from James Whale's 1931 Frankenstein. It saw Boris Karloff's monster convince Dr Frankenstein to create him a mate. The bride, played by Elsa Lanchester, ends up rejecting the monster.
Imagine's Brian Grazer and Sean Daniel will serve as producers on the new Bride Of Frankenstein.
American Splendor writers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini kick-started the remake five years ago with a story set in modern-day New York which involved a dead woman being brought back to life. An earlier redo, 1985's The Bride, starred Sting and Jennifer Beals.
Guillermo del Toro recently revealed plans to mount a new version of Frankenstein with his Pan's Labyrinth star Doug Jones.
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