I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein is a 2014 American-Australian action-horror film[3] written and

I, Frankenstein
directed by Stuart Beattie, based on the digital-only graphic novel by Kevin
Grevioux. The film was produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard
Wright, Andrew Mason and Sidney Kimmel. It stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy,
Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto and Jai Courtney. The film brings the story of
Adam, Frankenstein's monster, going on a dangerous journey and determined to
stop evil demons and their ruthless leader from taking over the world. The film was
released on January 24, 2014, in the United States and on March 20, 2014 in
Australia. The film grossed $71 million worldwide against production budget of
$65 million.

Contents
Plot
Cast
Production
Release Theatrical release poster
Home media
Directed by Stuart Beattie
Reception
Critical response Produced by Tom Rosenberg
Box office
Gary Lucchesi
Potential sequels andUnderworld crossover
Richard Wright
See also
Andrew Mason
References
Sidney Kimmel
External links
Screenplay by Stuart Beattie
Story by Kevin Grevioux
Plot Stuart Beattie
In 1795, Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Aden Young) creates a monster (Aaron Eckhart), Based on I, Frankenstein
a soulless creature patched together from corpses, and then rejects it, disgusted with by Kevin
what he has made. In a fit of rage, the creature kills Victor's wife Elizabeth Grevioux
(Virginie Le Brun) and Victor chases it to the Arctic to get revenge, but succumbs
Starring Aaron Eckhart
to the weather. The creature buries his creator in the Frankenstein family cemetery
and is then attacked by demons before being rescued by the gargoyles Ophir Bill Nighy
(Mahesh Jadu) and Keziah (Caitlin Stasey), who bring it before the gargoyle queen Yvonne
Leonore (Miranda Otto) and their commander Gideon (Jai Courtney). Leonore Strahovski
explains that they were created by theArchangel Michael to battle demons on Earth Miranda Otto
and protect humanity. They name the creature "Adam" and invite him to join them, Socratis Otto
but he declines and departs after being given heavy, baton-like weapons to protect
Jai Courtney
himself, as more demons will come after him. The weapons allow him to "descend"
demons (destroying their bodies and trapping their souls in Hell) as they have the
Kevin Grevioux
symbol of the Gargoyle Order carved on them. Music by Johnny Klimek
Throughout the centuries, Adam fends off the demons that pursue him. During a Reinhold Heil
modern-day confrontation at a nightclub, a human police officer is killed. While
Cinematography Ross Emery
Adam is summoned by the gargoyles once more, the demon Helek (Steve
Mouzakis) reports that Adam is alive to his leader, the demon-prince Naberius (Bill
Edited by Marcus D'Arcy
Nighy), who is disguised as billionaire businessman Charles Wessex, and his right- Production Lakeshore
hand man, Dekar (Kevin Grevioux). Wessex has employed scientists Terra Wade
company Entertainment[1]
(Yvonne Strahovski) and Carl Avery (Nicholas Bell) to conduct experiments with Hopscotch
reanimated corpses, and sends a group of demons led by his most formidable Features[1]
warrior, Zuriel (Socratis Otto), to attack the gargoyles' cathedral and capture Adam
Sidney Kimmel
so he can unlock the secret to giving life.
Entertainment[1]
Before Leonore can punish Adam for the police officer's death, the cathedral is Distributed by Lionsgate (US)
attacked and Adam convinces Ophir to release him. In the ensuing battle, a number
Hopscotch Films
of gargoyles, including Ophir and Keziah, are "ascended" (returned to and trapped
(AU)
in Heaven) while Leonore is captured and brought to an abandoned theater. Gideon
is instructed to bring Adam as a trade for Leonore; Adam interrogates a demon and Release date January 24, 2014
gains the same information. Adam having escaped, Gideon descends into the vaults (US)
and takes Victor Frankenstein's journal, which was taken off of Adam's body the March 20, 2014
night they found him. He exchanges the journal for Leonore, as it contains the (AU)
secrets of the experiment. Once Gideon departs with Lenore, Adam attempts to
recover the journal, but is prevented from doing so as several demons attack. Running time 92 minutes[2]
Descending them, Adam then follows Zuriel to the Wessex Institute, where he Country Australia
learns that Naberius plans to recreate Frankenstein's experiment and use thousands United States
of reanimated corpses as hosts for souls of the descended demons. The demons will
Language English
be able to return from Hell if they have soulless bodies to possess. Adam retrieves
the journal and escapes and later confronts Terra before they are attacked by Zuriel. Budget $65 million[3]
Adam manages to "descend" Zuriel. Box office $71.2 million[3]

Adam warns the remaining gargoyles of Naberius' plan, agreeing to give them the journal if they get him and Terra to safety. Leonore
agrees, but sends Gideon to kill him and retrieve the journal. After a violent fight, Adam is forced to "ascend" Gideon and then
decides to burn Frankenstein's journal and destroy its secrets before the gargoyles come after him. Adam evades them, leading them
to the Wessex Institute where they join battle with Naberius' demons, descending Dekar early in the fight. While the battle progresses,
Adam ventures into the Institute to rescue Terra, who had been kidnapped by Naberius to put the next stage of his plan into process
after he killed Avery. Naberius takes his true demonic form and activates the machine. Naberius overpowers Adam and tries to have
one of the demon spirits possess him, but Adam proves immune as he has grown his own soul. As the gargoyles attempt to stop the
reanimated bodies, Adam carves the symbol of the Gargoyle Order on Naberius, sanctifying his very body and utterly destroying it,
descending Naberius alongside all the other demons in his army
, and causing the entire building to collapse.

Recognizing Adam's bravery, Leonore rescues him and Terra and forgives Adam for Gideon's death. Adam retrieves his weapons.
After bidding farewell to Terra, Adam departs to begin an immortal quest to protect the humans of the world and hunt demons for
selfless reasons, the attitude that had earned him his soul in the first place. In doing so, he embraces his role and his true name of
"Frankenstein".

Cast
Aaron Eckhart as Adam Frankenstein, a superhuman creature created by Dr. Frankenstein
Bill Nighy as Prince Naberius, a demon prince who poses as Charles Wessex, head of the scientific Wessex Institute
Yvonne Strahovski as Dr. Terra Wade, a world-renownedelectrophysiologist employed by Naberius to research
reanimation of dead matter
Miranda Otto as Queen Leonore, the gargoyle queen
Jai Courtney as Gideon, leader of the gargoyle army
 Socratis Otto as Zuriel, Naberius' most formidable warrior
Kevin Grevioux as Dekar, a high-ranking demon who servesas the head of security at the Wessex Institute
Goran D. Kleut as Rekem, a demon serving under Naberius who tries to capture Adam
Steve Mouzakis as Helek, a demon serving under Naberius
Mahesh Jadu as Ophir, a gargoyle
Caitlin Stasey as Keziah, a gargoyle
Chris Pang as Levi, a gargoyle
Deniz Akdeniz as Barachel, a gargoyle
Nicholas Bell as Dr. Carl Avery, a scientist working with Dr. Wade
Bruce Spence as Molokai, the demonic doctor overseeing the corpses
Aden Young as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a scientist and Adam's creator

Production
Kevin Grevioux of Underworld sold the original screenplay to Lakeshore Entertainmentin 2010.[4][5][6] It is based on his Darkstorm
Studios digital graphic novel of the same name.[7][8] Lakeshore, an independent Los Angeles production company which also
produced the Underworld films, brought Stuart Beattie on board to re-write and direct in early 2011.[9] In November 2011, it was
confirmed that filming would take place in Melbourne and that Australia's Hopscotch Features would co-produce the film with
Lakeshore.[10]

It was announced on October 7, 2011 that Aaron Eckhart would play the lead role.[11] Eckhart described his character thus:
"Frankenstein is an intelligent, evolved man, and that’s how he is portrayed in this movie, for sure."[12] In November 2011, Yvonne
Strahovski was cast as the female lead, a scientist working to reanimate the dead, while Miranda Otto was cast as the queen of the
gargoyles.[13] Bill Nighy plays the film's villain, whom he described as a "Nasty piece of work; one of the angels descended with
Satan."[14] Eckhart and Otto trained for three months with martial arts experts Ron Balicki and Diana Lee Inosanto in the Filipino
martial art of Kali for their fight scenes.

Principal photography began on February 27, 2012,[15] based at Docklands Studios Melbourne.[16] Filming occurred in Victoria,
Australia over a period of ten weeks, with multiple scenes being filmed at Ormond College.[16] The film created over 500 jobs for
cast and crew.[16]

Release
The North American release was originally set for February 22, 2013,[17] and moved from its original release date of February 22,
2013 to September 13, 2013.[18] In February 2013, it was announced the film would be released in 3D.[19] In April 2013 the release
date was later moved from September 13, 2013, to January 24, 2014.[20] The film saw its world premiere in Buenos Aires on January
20, 2014, after which it was released in 23 countries between January 22 and January 24. It was released in a further nine countries
between January 29 and January 31.[21] On September 17, 2013, it was announced that the film would be digitally re-mastered and
released in the IMAX format.[22]

Home media
[23]
I, Frankenstein was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 13, 2014.

Reception

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 4% approval rating and an average score of 3.2/10. Based on 94 reviews, the general consensus is:
"Loud, incoherent, and dramatically listless, I, Frankenstein is a remarkably dull fantasy adventure that fails to generate much
excitement or interest in its characters."[24] On Metacritic, the film holds a 30 (out of 100) based on 20 critics, indicating "generally
unfavorable reviews".[25] In CinemaScore poll, cinema audiences gave the film an average grade of "B" from an A+ to F scale.
[26]

Mike McCahill of The Guardian gave the film 2 stars and Total Film also gave it 2 stars. Among the film's three positive reviews on
Rotten Tomatoes was Ben Sachs, who said of the film "The novel premise quickly gives way to lots of chaotic action, though there
are numerous incidental pleasures throughout."

Box office
In the United States and Canada, the film was released in a total of 2,763 theaters of which 3D and IMAX comprised 95% of the total
theaters. It earned $8.6 million in its opening weekend, which was below expectations. About 65% of the grosses came from 3D
showings.[26] Despite its disappointing opening in North America, it however had a successful opening in Russia with $6.3 million
from 1,846 screens.[27] At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed a total of $19 million in North America and $52 million
[3]
elsewhere, for a worldwide total of $71.1 million surpassing its $65 million budget.

Potential sequels and Underworld crossover

Much doubt has been cast over a sequel due to the film's lackluster box office performance, though Kevin Grevioux, creator of the
graphic novel and the Underworld film series, had earlier expressed interest in making more I, Frankenstein films along with an
Underworld crossover film. He stated in a pre-release interview that, in an early draft of his screenplay, Kate Beckinsale would have
made a post-credits cameo appearance as Selene and that there would have been Underworld Easter eggs, but none of this was
used.[28] Subsequent releases in the series such as the fifth film titledUnderworld: Blood Wars, which was released internationally on
November 24, 2016, and in the United States on January 6, 2017, showed no cross-over of themes.

See also
List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster

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External links
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I, Frankenstein on IMDb
I, Frankenstein at Box Office Mojo
I, Frankenstein at Rotten Tomatoes
I, Frankenstein at Metacritic
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