Bride of Frankenstein Movie ‘The Bride!’ Rated “R” for Nudity and Bloody Violence

Director Maggie Gyllenhaal brings the Bride of Frankenstein back to life for upcoming Warner Bros. feature film The Bride!, and the film has now received an “R” rating from the MPA.

The Bride!, which is currently set for theatrical release on March 6, 2026, has been rated “R” for “strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language.”

Christian Bale is Frankenstein’s Monster, with Jessie Buckley as the titular Bride. Director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s brother Jake Gyllenhaal will also have a role in the film.

The upcoming film “sees a lonely Frankenstein travel to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement.”

The Bride! will also star Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, and Annette Bening (Nyad).

Sarsgaard told Deadline. “It’s very punk. It’s very radical in some ways, and the main characters in it are very imperfect. It’s also a love story, basically. It’s about the monster in all of us.”

In the original 1935 film from director James Whale, “After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger), who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster (Boris Karloff) remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.”