Overview

• Jude announced the project while premiering his film Dracula at the Locarno Film Festival.
• The screenplay for Frankenstein in Romania is underway but lacks a production timeline, financing commitments, or distribution plan.
• Sebastian Stan, who was born in Romania, accepted Jude’s pitch and will portray both Victor Frankenstein and his monster.
• The filmmaker intends to merge Mary Shelley’s Gothic tale with Romania’s early-2000s alleged secret CIA prison history.
• The announcement adds to a surge of new Frankenstein adaptations drawing festival attention, including Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix project.