'The Bride!' Director Maggie Gyllenhaal

About this episode

Maggie Gyllenhaal discusses her second feature film, a reimagining of The Bride of Frankenstein, focusing on world building and character design.

Maggie Gyllenhaal is back on the Filmmaker Toolkit and bigger than ever for her second feature, a reimagining of The Bride of Frankenstein with a blend of genres, 1930s-style musical numbers, and a focused feminine rage. Maggie talked about the world building of her epic, from the harnessing of IMAX cameras to a graphic novel approach to designing the characters. Subscribe to Top Of The Line - IndieWire's new newsletter about the craft of film and TV - https://cloud.email.indiewire.com/signup/ Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Chris O'Falt

Guest: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Topics covered

• film direction
• feminine rage
• world building
• IMAX cameras
• musical numbers
• graphic novel approach

Keywords

• Maggie Gyllenhaal
• The Bride of Frankenstein
• film direction
• IMAX
• musical numbers
• feminine rage
• graphic novel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IndieWire, Top Of The Line, Screen Talk Podcast

Books & works: The Bride of Frankenstein

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