Guillermo del Toro’s passion project, Frankenstein, premieres on October 17, 2025 and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! Three-time Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro’s take on the classic novel is produced by Netflix, while two-time Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley stars as the titular character and Oscar winner Christian Bale plays Frankenstein’s monster. The cast also includes Peter Sarsgaard, five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening, Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, and Oscar winner Penélope Cruz. “A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him.