'I, Frankenstein': a monster mash from 'Underworld' creators

Lakeshore, the production-financing outfit behind the “Underworld” movie series, is readying what it hopes will be its next action-horror franchise, “I, Frankenstein.”

The company has preemptively picked up the script for the comic book adaptation from Death Ray Films, which began developing the project in April.

The project has “Underworld” roots. It’s based on a comic from “Underworld” co-creator Kevin Grevioux, who wrote the script for “Frankenstein,” and “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” helmer Patrick Tatopoulos is attached to direct.

The project brings together classic monster characters — including the Frankenstein monster and Dracula — in a contemporary film noir setting.

The monster, for example, has evolved; he has learned how to control his anger and is a private investigator. Dracula, meanwhile, is a crime kingpin. The story sees the monster as the only thing standing between the human race and an uprising of supernatural creatures.

Lakeshore's Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Richard Wright are producing. Grevioux is exec producing with Death Ray’s Robert Sanchez. Chris Patton and Ryan Turek of horror Web site ShockTilYouDrop.com helped develop the project. A July start is being eyed.

Lakeshore and Screen Gems are developing a fourth installment of “Underworld” — scribe John Hlavin was brought on board in November — but it remains to be seen if star Kate Beckinsale will return.

Grevioux is repped by WME; Tatopoulos is repped by ICM.

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Sounds like a cool idea, I think I might be the only one to want Michael Madsen as Frankenstein, it'd be awesome, think about it.

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As a player of White Wolf's Vampire: the Masquerade and Werewolf: the Apocalypse games (among others), I thought I saw alot of that source material in the premise of the first two Underworld movies. While I wouldn't say that the Underworld movies were Oscar material or anything, they were enjoyable, and as far as their premise went, they worked. Given that there's this premise of the modern/film noir version of these monsters, I think I, Frankenstein has a chance to be good. It all depends on the premise, I guess. I think I am going to look at the comics, at least.

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Some things are better left on the page.

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sounds like HellBoy . . .

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Dracula and Frankenstein from Van Helsing have to be the finest examples of overacting on celluloid.“I, Frankenstein” is a contemporary fantasy thriller in which the original monster of Victor Frankenstein stands between the human race and an uprising of supernatural creatures (Invisible Man, Dracula, Hunchback of Notre Dame) determined to overthrow the world.The Monster has evolved, learned how to control his anger and now acts as a private investigator. Dracula, meanwhile, is a kingpin of crime, and the Invisible Man is a secret operative.

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Dracula and Frankenstein from Van Helsing have to be the finest examples of overacting on celluloid.“I, Frankenstein” is a contemporary fantasy thriller in which the original monster of Victor Frankenstein stands between the human race and an uprising of supernatural creatures (Invisible Man, Dracula, Hunchback of Notre Dame) determined to overthrow the world.The Monster has evolved, learned how to control his anger and now acts as a private investigator. Dracula, meanwhile, is a kingpin of crime, and the Invisible Man is a secret operative.

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These monsters are surely evil looking as it is the world is full of evil thoughts and so its better if we stop these evil characters and look for a positive approach to things.

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It's a cartoon character which are good if we keep them till cartoon boundaries.

If you try to portray them in real life then it's going to be really difficult to believe.

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The Monster has evolved, learned how to control his anger and now acts as a private investigator.

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I hated Underworld, it was a bad film so I don't think we should expect a lot from this project. I won't run to the cinema to see it.

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