Sebastian Stan Stars in New Frankenstein Movie, First Details Revealed
Academy Award nominee Sebastian Stan has signed on for the leading role in a brand new film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic gothic novel Frankenstein. At the moment, Stan is currently in production for his next appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after previously starring in the recently released Thunderbolts* movie. The Golden Globe winner will be reprising his iconic role as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in Avengers: Doomsday, which will arrive in theaters on December 18, 2026.
What do we know about the new Frankenstein movie?
The project was confirmed by acclaimed Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, who is best known for his directorial work on 2021’s comedy drama Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, and 2023’s black comedy Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World. Both movies won awards at film festivals, with the former winning the Golden Bear award at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival, while the 2023 movie scored the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival.
During a recent interview with Cultura la dubă, Jude revealed that it was Stan who first reached out to him about wanting to collaborate with each other. Because of this, he pitched the idea of making a movie about “the reality of the CIA prisons in Romania,” and combining it with lore of the Frankenstein story.
“Sebastian contacted me a while ago, he said he would like to collaborate, but I had no idea. Finally, I thought, while I was working on the sound for Dracula, that I could propose a film that would start from the reality of the CIA prisons in Romania, from 20 years ago, and combine these ideas with another cinematic myth, that of the Frankenstein monster,” Jude shared.
Sebastian said yes, so I started writing the script, but it will take some time. I really appreciate him, he’s a great actor and he seems like a very curious guy, so I said, ‘Why not?'”
Recently, Jude won another Silver Bear Award for Best Screenplay at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival for his latest comedy-drama movie, Kontinental ’25. Prior to the Frankenstein movie, Jude will release a new adaptation of Dracula, which will have its world premiere this weekend at the 78th Locarno Film Festival.
Originally reported by Maggie dela Paz at SuperHeroHype.
Source: Comingsoon.net