I, FRANKENSTEIN (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter), Mirando Otto (Lord of the Rings), Socratis Otto (The Matrix Reloaded), Jai Courtney (Jack Reacher), Kevin Grevioux (Underworld), Aden Young (Killer Elite)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Stuart Beattie (Tomorrow, When The War Began), director, writer; Gary Lucchesi (The Lincoln Lawyer), Andrew Mason (The Cave), Tom Rosenberg (Million Dollar Baby) and Richard S. White (Underworld), producers; Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek (Land of the Dead), composers; Ross Emery (The Wolverine), cinematographer; Marcus D’Arcy (Babe), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Frankenstein’s Monster, now calling itself Adam (Eckhart) as well as taking his creator’s surname, wanders about the Earth until he is drawn into the middle of a battle between gargoyles and demons who are desperate to discover the secret to his immortality…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

If you’ve ever wanted to see what Mary Shelley’s gothic creation would be like if it got an Underworld makeover, then this is the fantasy action film for you.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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