‘Lisa Frankenstein’ – Zelda Williams’ Directorial Debut is a Monster Mash
Zelda Williams teams up with Diablo Cody for a new romantic comedy about a corpse. Check out the first Lisa Frankenstein trailer.
Zelda Williams’ (yes, that Williams) directorial debut hits theaters early next year. She’s teaming up with Oscar-winning scribe Diablo Cody, who wrote the cult classic Jennifer’s Body. The result looks like something that will delight horror fans who love their gore mixed with dark humor and teenage angst.
It’s 1989. Lisa Frankenstein follows a lonely high school outcast who has fallen for a dead guy from the Victorian era. Or, at least, his fancy headstone. She accidentally reanimates his corpse using a faulty tanning bed, and the pair start a romance filled with dancing, murder, and replacement parts.
The first trailer features plenty of axe swinging, teased hair, fantastic goth fashion, and some relationship advice.
Lisa Frankenstein Cast & Details
The movie’s cast is led by Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) as Lisa and Cole Sprouse (who you might recognize as Jughead from Riverdale) as the reanimated corpse. Joining them are Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Hill House), Liza Soberano (Alone/Together), Joe Chrest (Stranger Things), and Henry Eikenberry (Euphoria).
A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.
Lisa Frankenstein arrives in theaters February 9th.
