Jake Gyllenhaal Joins the Cast of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is currently shooting in London. The film, being produced by Warner Bros, is set for a theatrical and IMAX launch on October 3, 2025.

The cast, which already included Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley Annette Bening, Penelope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard, has now added Maggie’s brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, into the mix (via THR).

Back in August, I exclusively reported on the genesis of “The Bride!”. Then, in November, after Netflix dropped the project, I broke the story that it had found a new home at Warner Bros. This is the synopsis for “The Bride!” …

Lonely Frankenstein travels 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 budget for the film is said to be around $80 million.

This is said to be a loose remake of 1935’s “Bride of Frankenstein” — the sequel to 1931’s Frankenstein. This project will be anticipated not just due to Bale’s presence, but, more so because Gyllenhaal is behind the camera for her second feature.

Gyllenhaal helmed the Netflix-backed 2021 psychological drama, “The Lost Daughter,” starring Olivia Colman, which turned out to be a critical hit. It also garnered three Oscar nominations and won Gyllenhaal Best Screenplay honors at Venice.