'Frankenstein' Gets the Highbrow Treatment With Several Films in the Works

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The monster-movie craze knows no bounds. First came the zombies, then the vampires and werewolves, and now another classic monster is about to make a major comeback.

Several 'Frankenstein' films are in development, and none of them are opting for cheap thrills. Pulitzer-winning playwright David Auburn ('Proof') is scripting an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd's novel 'The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein,' while 'Pan's Labyrinth' director Guillermo del Toro is developing a remake of the classic 1931 Boris Karloff flick, Deadline reports.

Multiple other 'Frankenstein' projects are in development, including Summit Entertainment's adaptation of 'This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein' and 'Ladder 49' director Jay Russell's take on the graphic novel 'Wake the Dead.'

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Source: http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/05/24/frankenstein-gets-the-highbrow-treatment/

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