The Bride!has been delayed from its 2025 release date, and while the movie sounds awesome, I understand why theFrankensteinmovie has been pushed to 2026 after Warner Bros.' $207 million disappointment from last year.The Bride!is was one of the most interesting films was was originally on the 2025 release calendar, with it putting a musical spin on the classicFrankensteinandBride of Frankensteinstories. However,The Bride!has a lot in common with one of thebiggest box office bombs of 2024, explaining why the film may have gotten delayed.
The Bride!is written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, with the film being a musical that provides a unique take on theFrankensteinstory inspired byBride of Frankenstein.The cast ofThe Bride!features Jessie Buckley as Frankenstein’s bride and Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s monster, with the film featuring other major actors like Penélope Cruz, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Peter Sarsgaard.The Bride!previously had a release date of July 29, 2025, with it being announced in March 2025 that the film was getting a new release date of August 04, 2025.
The Bride’s First Footage From CinemaCon 2025 Makes the Movie Sound Great
Based On The CinemaCon Description
The Bride!was given some attention at CinemaCon 2025, which ScreenRant was present at.Footage ofThe Bride!was shown at CinemaCon 2025, and while the footage isn’t available online, descriptions of what was shown have been provided. The footage shows how the Bride died, her revival by Frankenstein, and several violent scenes of the Bride and Frankenstein’s monster. The final shot is a black-and-white image of the Bride’s head in a glass case, with this acting as a homage to the style of the olderFrankensteinmovies.
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Based on the descriptions of this first look atThe Bride!, the film sounds great. The style and violence mean that the movie will have a fun and dark tone, one that simultaneously pays homage to theFrankensteinstories of the past.The trailer also heavily focuses on the Bride’s identity, introducing a key theme that could be explored in the film. The increased role of Frankenstein’s monster also offers a unique change to theFrankensteinmythos, meaning that Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on the story is truly unique.
WhileThe Bride!is exciting, the fact that it is a big-budget musical makes it a bigger risk after the release of 2024’sJoker: Folie à Deux. Despite the box office success of the originalJokerin 2019,Joker: Folie à Deuxwas a massive box office disappointment, with it being one of the biggest flops of 2024. The film made only $207.5 million on a budget of around $200 million, which was much lower than many expected. The story ofJoker: Folie à Deux’s box office was the main focus of the sequel’s post-release discussion, and this has potentially hurtThe Bride!.
One of the most commonly-cited reasons thatJoker: Folie à Deuxwas a box office failure is the fact that the film was an R-rated musical. Since the firstJokerwasn’t a musical, the announcement of the sequel’s musical status was a major surprise, with it potentially turning off some viewers. Much likeJoker: Folie à Deux,The Bride!is also a mature musical movie, meaning that its box office potential is uncertain.Warner Bros. Pictures is also the distributor ofThe Bride!,meaning that they are likely wary of repeatingJoker: Folie à Deux’s mistakes.
WB Is Smart To Be Patient With The Bride To Avoid Another Joker 2 Disaster
They Need Time To Save The Bride!
While the delay ofThe Bride!may be disappointing to some, it is smart for Warner Bros. Pictures to be patient with the film.The wounds left byJoker: Folie à Deuxare still fresh, and Warner Bros. needs to give some time for the public discussion surrounding the movie to die down.
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While. didn’t do test screenings,The Bride!did do test screenings, and they reportedly went poorly. This may have shaken Warner Bros.' faith in the film even further. Warner Bros. probably lacks confidence in the film, explaining their decision to delay it. They may be able to saveThe Bride!in editing and with reshoots, potentially offering another explanation for its delay.
