Daniel Radcliffe as Igor in “Victor Frankenstein”

Jul 08, 2015

Posted by: Catherine

Movies, News, Radcliffe

Not much has been seen or heard about Daniel Radcliffe in the new film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The film, Victor Frankenstein, will be told from Igor’s (Daniel Radcliffe) perspective. Other than a series of release date changes, we’ve had but a few pictures of the film appear. The most recent picture, from last week, shows Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy wet, and in a battle stance, against a fiery setting. Previous pictures (from April) show the pair sitting, nonchalantly,  in front of a pile of limbs and flesh.

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From Empire Online.

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From Entertainment Weekly.

Entertainment Weekly recently sat down with Daniel Radcliffe, reporting:

‘The way James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe talk about Victor Frankenstein, it sounds less like an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel and more of an amalgamation of every version since then.

 

“It’s about creation, and Victor is not only creating this monster but in a sense Igor, who in the beginning of the movie is living in abject conditions and considered less than human,” Radcliffe says.

A combustible friendship forms.

“Victor’s ego means that at times he thinks he’s superior to Igor,” McAvoy says. “Their relationship is close, loving, abusive, manipulative, and it turns on a dime.”’

Christian Daily reported earlier interviews:

‘“There is some debate now about which is the version we’re going to use,” Radcliffe said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “It won’t be up to me, because it’s not actually my name for the whole film … so I’ll leave that as a tantalizing clue.”

The former ‘Harry Potter’ star’s character had not been introduced in the novel but made its debut in the 1931 film ‘Frankenstein’ and has become a stock character from then on.

Helmed by Paul McGuigan and written by Max Landis (‘Chronicles’), this upcoming film will not only highlight Igor’s experiences as an assistant to Dr. Frankenstein but also as one of his experiments.

“It’s about creation, and Victor is not only creating this monster but in a sense Igor, who in the beginning of the movie is living in abject conditions and considered less than human,” Radcliffe explained.’

The movie has been slated for a Thanksgiving Weekend opening, though the date has been moved several times. We may hear more about it from Comic-Con this weekend. Daniel Radcliffe is slated for the 3:15-3:30 slot to speak on the panel/podcast. Daniel will also be joining his “Frankenstein” cast and crew members for a SDCC panel later that same afternoon.

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