Summary
- Marvel star Kathryn Newton and Riverdale’s Cole Sprouse star in the upcoming horror comedy, Lisa Frankenstein, written by Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body, Juno).
- The movie follows an unpopular high school girl who accidentally re-animates a handsome Victorian corpse during a lightning storm and embarks on a murderous journey to find love and happiness.
- Directed by Zelda Williams in her feature-length debut, Lisa Frankenstein promises to be a bonkers and wonderful zombie movie, offering a refreshing take compared to the constant remakes and reboots in Hollywood.
Marvel star Kathryn Newton and Riverdale’s Cole Sprouse embark on a haunting romance in the first trailer for the upcoming horror comedy, Lisa Frankenstein. Coming courtesy of Focus Features, Lisa Frankenstein transports the iconic horror tale to the year 1989, and finds an unpopular high school girl accidentally re-animating a handsome Victorian corpse during a lightning storm. Of course, she cannot pass up the chance to rebuild him as the man of her dreams. Check out the newly released full trailer for Lisa Frankenstein above.
Alongside the new trailer for Lisa Frankenstein, you can also check out the synopsis for the horror comedy below, which teases a unique, twisted romance.
A coming of rage love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.
Written by Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult) and directed by Zelda Williams in her feature-length directorial debut, Lisa Frankenstein is produced by Mason Novick, Diablo Cody with executive producer Jeffrey Lampert.
The movie is led by Kathryn Newton (Freaky, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) and Cole Sprouse (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Riverdale), with the rest of the cast comprised of Liza Soberano (Alone/Together, Everyday I Love You), Henry Eikenberry (The Crowded Room), Joe Chrest (Stranger Things, 21 Jump Street) and Carla Gugino (The Fall of the House of Usher, Watchmen).
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Zelda Williams Calls Lisa Frankenstein a ‘Bonkers, Wonderful’ Zombie Movie
Making her feature film debut, director Zelda Williams (who is the daughter of the late, great actor and comedian Robin Williams) has teased what to expect from Lisa Frankenstein, promising audiences that it will be different to the constant remakes and reboots that Hollywood so often turns to.
“I know Hollywood gets a bad rep for regurgitating sequels and remakes and reboots over and over and over… and yeah, it totally does that! But it’s also finally letting me make the most bonkers, wonderful zombie script I’ve ever read, and for that, I will be forever grateful!” The filmmaker said on social media last year.
The seminal sci-fi story of Frankenstein has long been a cinematic staple. Alongside Lisa Frankenstein, Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro is also now working on his long-awaited take on the tale of the doctor and the monster. Starring Andrew Garfield as The Doctor, Oscar Isaac, and Mia Goth as The Bride, del Toro’s Frankenstein will also take a different approach to Mary Shelley’s source material as it follows the story Dr. Pretorious, who needs to track down Frankenstein’s monster- who is believed to have died in a fire forty years before–in order to continue the experiments of Dr. Frankenstein.
Lisa Frankenstein is scheduled to be released in the United States just in time for Valentine’s Day on February 9, 2024, by Focus Features.
Release Date February 9, 2024
Director Zelda Williams
Tagline Dig up someone special.
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