{"id":105217,"date":"2026-01-16T09:52:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=105217"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:52:48","slug":"the-bride-how-maggie-gyllenhaal-with-christian-bale-is-using-new-imax-magic-to-bring-frankenstein-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/the-bride-how-maggie-gyllenhaal-with-christian-bale-is-using-new-imax-magic-to-bring-frankenstein-to-life\/105217\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bride: How Maggie Gyllenhaal with Christian Bale is using new IMAX magic to bring Frankenstein to life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><span class=\"citation-160 citation-end-160\">Director Maggie Gyllenhaal is ready to make movie history with her upcoming monster film titled The Bride.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-159 citation-end-159\">Starring Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley, this new take on a classic story is using IMAX technology in a way that has never been seen before.<\/span> While most movies use this giant screen format for big action scenes or outdoor shots, Gyllenhaal is doing something much more personal. <span class=\"citation-158 citation-end-158\">She plans to use the expanded screen space specifically to show what is happening inside a character\u2019s mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><span class=\"citation-157 citation-end-157\">The film is set in 1930s Chicago and follows a lonely Frankenstein as he tries to create a companion.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-156 citation-end-156\">Gyllenhaal decided that the screen should physically grow taller whenever the story enters a dream or a moment of magic.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-155 citation-end-155\">To make this work her team had to invent a brand new way to animate the transitions between screen sizes.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-154 citation-end-154\">Usually these changes happen so fast that you barely notice them but in this movie the screen will actually appear to grow right before your eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span class=\"citation-153 citation-end-153\">This project is a massive swing for the director who admitted she was a total beginner when it came to IMAX.<\/span> By asking simple questions about why the screen has to stay one size she pushed the experts at IMAX to try something fresh. <span class=\"citation-152 citation-end-152\">The film features an incredible cast including Penelope Cruz and Annette Bening and it has a gritty punk rock energy.<\/span> It is a bold move to use such high-tech tools for a story that feels so raw and emotional.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The year 2026 is shaping up to be a historic time for fans of the big screen experience. <span class=\"citation-151 citation-end-151\">While The Bride is breaking rules with its animated transitions, Christopher Nolan is also pushing limits with his next film The Odyssey.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-150 citation-end-150\">His movie will be the very first blockbuster shot entirely with IMAX cameras from start to finish.<\/span> Between these two directors it is clear that the way we watch movies in theaters is about to change forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director Maggie Gyllenhaal is ready to make movie history with her upcoming monster film titled The Bride. 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