I, Frankenstein (2014)

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I, Frankenstein
Credits
Title:	I, Frankenstein
Directed by:	Stuart Beattie
Written by:	Kevin Grevioux; Stuart Beattie
Produced by:	Matt Berenson; Kevin Grevioux; David Kern; Sidney Kimmel; Gary Lucchesi; Troy Lum; Andrew Mason; James McQuaide; Michael Paseornek; Tom Rosenberg; Richard S. Wright
Music by:	Reinhold Heil; Johnny Klimek
Cinematography:	Ross Emery
Edited by:	Marcus D'Arcy
Production
Distributors:	Lakeshore Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment
Released:	January 24th, 2014
Rating:	PG-13
Running time:	92 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$65,000,000
Gross:	$19,059,018 (US) $68,390,918 (Worldwide)
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I, Frankenstein is an American feature film blending elements of horror, action and science fiction. It is loosely based on the character of Frankenstein, as first envisioned by author Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus. The film was written and directed by Stuart Beattie and co-written by Kevin Grevioux, who also plays a role in the film. The film was produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment and released theatrically in the United States on January 24th, 2014. It was released in standard 2D viewing, 3D and IMAX 3D. The movie stars Aaron Eckhart as the eponymous protagonist, the Frankenstein Monster (given the name Adam in this film). The movie also stars Yvonne Strahovski as Terra, Miranda Otto as Leonore, Bill Nighy as Naberius, Jai Courtney as Gideon, Socratis Otto as Zuriel and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein.

Cast

Actor	Role
Aaron Eckhart	Adam
Yvonne Strahovski	Terra
Miranda Otto	Leonore
Bill Nighy	Naberius
Jai Courtney	Gideon
Socratis Otto	Zuriel
Aden Young	Victor Frankenstein
Caitlin Stasey	Keziah
Mahesh Jadu	Ophir
Steve Mouzakis	Helek
Nicholas Bell	Carl Avery
Deniz Akdeniz	Barachel
Chris Pang	Levi
Kevin Grevioux	Dekar
Bruce Spence	Molokai
Virginie Le Brun	Elizabeth Frankenstein
Penny Higgs	Sargon
Goran D. Kleut	Rekem
Yasca Sinigaglia	Igal
Nicole Downs	Procula
John Reynolds	Jannes
Rick Tonna	Bar bouncer
Craig Brookshaw	Alley demon #1
Bryce Hardy	Alley demon #2
Marky Lee Campbell	Police officer
Warwick Sadler	Forest demon #1
Robbie Clissold	Forest demon #2
Jack Fieguth	Forest demon #3
Michael Peace	Subway lover #1
Sherrydayne Taela	Subway lover #2
Chris Anderson	Train station cleaner
Jim Petropoulos	Wessex orderly
Paul Allica	Bartender
Amanda Dyar	Runner
Michael M. Foster	Demon
Angela Kennedy	Demon
Minel Louis	Nightclub dancer
Samantha Reed	Eve
Luke Wright	Aker

Notes

• Copyright holder: © 2013 Lakeshore Entertainment Group LLC and Lions Gate Films Inc.

• The Frankenstein Monster, Victor Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein are all based on concepts originally developed by novelist Mary Shelley. All other characters and concepts were developed by Kevin Grevioux in his graphic novel, I, Frankenstein.

• The tagline for this film is, "In the battle between good and evil, an immortal holds the key". Another tagline seen on promotional posters is, "200 years later, he's still alive".

• Production on I, Frankenstein began on Monday, February 27th, 2012. The initial shots were filmed in Melbourne, Australia.

• Production was originally scheduled for a ten-week shoot and was aiming at a February 22nd, 2013 release date.

• The scenes of the mountain peaks shown in the beginning of the film where Adam is carrying the body of Victor Frankenstein was filmed in Bariloche, Argentina.

• Aaron Eckhart was cast to play the lead role of Adam on Friday, October 7th, 2011.

• I, Frankenstein was released on Blu-ray (standard edition and 3-D) by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on May 13th, 2014.

Cast & Crew credits

• Actor Chris Pang is credited as Christopher Pang in this film.

• Actor Goran D. Kleut is credited as Goran Kleut in this film.

• Actor Warwick Sadler is credited as Warrick Sadler in this film.

• Actor Paul Allica is uncredited for his participation in this film.

• Actress Amanda Dyar is uncredited for her participation in this film.

• Actor Michael M. Foster is uncredited for his participation in this film.

• Actress Angela Kennedy is uncredited for her participation in this film.

• Actor Minel Louis is uncredited for his participation in this film.

• Actress Samantha Reed is uncredited for her participation in this film.

• Actor Luke Wright is uncredited for his participation in this film.

Index

• This is Stuart Beattie's second movie as a director. It is his first horror and science fiction film.

• This is Stuart Beattie's eleventh film as a screenwriter.

• This is Kevin Grevioux's second film as a story/screenwriter. It is his second film in the horror genre.

• This is Kevin Grevioux's first film as an executive producer. He was also an associate producer and a co-producer on the Underworld film series.

• This is Kevin Grevioux's eighteenth film as an actor that was released theatrically. It is his twenty-fourth film as an actor in total.

• This is Aaron Eckhart's thirtieth film as an actor that was released theatrically. It is his thirty-first film role in total. It is his fifth film in the speculative fiction genre. It is his second film in the horror genre.

Trivia

• When the Gargoyles first discover Adam, one of them exclaims, "It's alive! It's alive!" This line is taken from Colin Clive's infamous line from the original 1931 film, Frankenstein. It has also been paraphrased in the 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, where it adjusted to, "She's alive". This line is also incorporated into the theme song as well as a scene from the 1985 comedy, Weird Science.

• Actor Aaron Eckhart is no stranger to either playing militant ass-kickers or characters with serious facial scars. In 2008, he played Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight, who went on to become the maniacally burned villain known as Two-Face. In 2011, he played military leader Sergeant Michael Nantz in Battle: Los Angeles.

• As a physical actor, Aaron Eckhart tends to get hurt a lot on his film. He broke his upper left arm while filming Battle: Los Angeles, but continued filming his scenes without a cast. In I, Frankenstein, he feared suffering a neck injury during a fight scene when he was struck upon the back of the neck with a Kali stick.

• Actor Bill Nighy, who plays the demonic leader Naberius in this film, is also known for playing the vampire elder Viktor in the 2003 film Underworld. That film was also produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and was co-written by Kevin Grevioux.

Reception

• I, Frankenstein did not perform favorably at the U.S. box office and did not achieve approval from either viewers or critics. The movie review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 4% "Rotten" rating on their Tomatometer, which is based on 84 reviews, only three of which were positive.

• The movie website Metacritic was only slightly more kind, giving the film a Metascore of 30, based on reviews from twenty critics.

• James Beradinelli of Reel Views said that the film had a promising, if albeit ludicrous premise, but failed when it came to pacing and tone, and could not even muster the slickness of its cinematic predecessor, Underworld.

• Tom Russo of the Boston Globe said that I, Frankenstein "promptly crashes, thanks to a complete inability to resist awful, overdone dialogue and faux-lofty exposition".

• From the Philadelphia Inquirer, critic David Hiltbrand, was more gentle on this box-office flop than others, but still found the movie scrambling for direction. "The special effects are pretty good and the fight scenes are adequate. But the film loses steam in the fourth act when Frankincense gets all mushy over the scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) who is about to crack the reanimation puzzle."

• One of the few positive remarks on the film came from Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader. Sachs praised the film's impressive 3-D imagery, the chaotic action and incidental pleasures. Sachs said that I, Frankenstein "piles on so many pulpy conceits that you might be carried along by the sheer excess".

Recommendations

Frankenstein films

Universal Classics Frankenstein (1931) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Son of Frankenstein (1939) Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Hammer Horror Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) Evil of Frankenstein (1964) Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) Horror of Frankenstein (1970) Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Other Frankenstein - 1970 (1958) Frankenstein's Daughter (1958) Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971) Lady Frankenstein (1971) Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) Young Frankenstein (1974) Frankenstein Island (1981) The Bride (1985) Gothic (1986) Frankenstein Unbound (1990) Frankenstein (1994) Frankenstein (2004/I) Frankenstein (2004/II) Frankenstein Reborn (2005) The Frankenstein Theory (2013)

See also

Frankenstein Frankenstein films Frankenstein comics Frankenstein characters

Frankenstein images Frankenstein cast & crew Frankenstein appearances Frankenstein miscellaneous

External Links

I, Frankenstein at AMG I, Frankenstein at IMDB I, Frankenstein at Wikipedia I, Frankenstein at Moviepedia

I, Frankenstein at Metacritic I, Frankenstein at Themoviedb.org I, Frankenstein at Horrormovies.org I, Frankenstein at Rotten Tomatoes

References

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Includes films relating to the Frankenstein franchise based on the 1818 novel by author Mary Shelley