Victor Frankenstein, film review: James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe's mug show (12A) Paul McGuigan, 110 mins. Was surprised at how good Daniel Radcliffe was in this film. Eventually, their experiments get them into trouble with the authorities, and Dr. Frankenstein and Igor become fugitives as they complete their goals to use science as a way to create life from death. Radcliffe is in the last days of shooting Victor Frankenstein, when a group of journalists (myself included) descend upon the set. The result is far from monstrous but it's hardly divine, either. I wanted to see it based solely on the cast -- the always brilliant James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Andrew Scott (primarily known to me as Moriarty on the BBC's Sherlock series), Mark Gatiss (Mycroft on Sherlock, and also writer and actor for Doctor Who), and the inimitable Charles Dance. Radcliffe first expressed a desire to act at age five, and, aged ten, he made his acting debut in BBC One's televised two-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield (1999), portraying the title character as a young boy. Starring: James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Freddie Fox Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020. In 1890's London, ambitious medical student Victor Frankenstein attends a circus performance, where he helps save an injured aerialist, Lorelei, with the aid of a nameless hunchback enslaved by the circus' ringleader, who harbors feelings for the girl. Video availability outside of United States varies. The film ended up grossing $2.4 million in its opening weekend and $3.4 million over its first five days, breaking the record set by Won't Back Down for the lowest opening gross in over 2,500 theaters until Friend Request in 2017. The film was originally projected to gross $12 million from 2,797 theaters in its first five days, including $6–8 million in its opening weekend. This film is now part of my collection, it's a real keeper. Daniel Radcliffe, Actor: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Daniel Radcliffe Still Nursing Neck Pain From New Frankenstein Movie Role. The project was first announced by 20th Century Fox in 2011 with Max Landis set to write the script. When I consider all the horrible ways people try to reinvent the wheel these days it astounds me when I find anything worth seeing. When he attacks Victor, Turpin loses a hand and is blinded in one eye. Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy star in Victor Frankenstein, a dynamic and thrilling twist on a legendary tale. Finnegan provides the scientists with the necessary funds to build Prometheus and offers them laboratory facilities at his family's estate in Scotland. James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe star in a dynamic and thrilling twist on a legendary tale. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2018, Picked this blu-ray up for under £5. I really wasn't sure what to expect when I first heard about this film. Daniel Radcliffe plays Igor and James McAvoy plays Victor Frankenstein (not Fron-kin-steen, in a nod to Mel Brooks), and both actors seem to be doing everything possible to bring energy and enthusiasm to a movie that can't seem to decide if it's a reboot or a reimagining or simply an origin story. Daniel Radcliffe calls the upcoming 'Victor Frankenstein' a 'rip-roaring' adventure, and says the focus is on the title character's relationship with Igor (Radcliffe). Turpin and his men raid Victor's laboratory, hell-bent on destroying his inventions. "Each murky frame is bursting with grime and clutter... because everything is too busy, too loud, too determined to do what Guy Ritchie and Mark Gatiss have done for Sherlock Holmes. But Victor's experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences. Through Igor's eyes, the audience witnesses the emergence of Frankenstein as the man from the legend we know today. Victor Frankenstein. Impressed by the hunchback's vast knowledge of human anatomy, acquired from stolen books, Victor rescues him, drains the cyst on his back that causes his physical abnormality and gives him a harness to improve his posture – he then names him "Igor Straussman" after his roommate who is not often at home. Jessica Brown Findlay joined the cast in September. Finnegan kidnaps and binds Igor, revealing his plans to kill Victor once Prometheus is complete and weaponize his creation. This is just stupid! ', or something?" [15] Filming mostly took place in the United Kingdom, with stage filming at Longcross and Twickenham Film Studios and location shooting at Chatham Historic Dockyard. CS visits the set of the Victor Frankenstein movie, starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe. After a falling out, Victor departs for Scotland alone. Perhaps I should not have been, never a fan of Harry Potter though. [14] In March 2014, the film was pushed back again to October 2, 2015. The project was first announced by 20th Century Fox in 2011 with Max Landis set to write the script. He seems to really enjoy this role.