‘Mary Shelley’ Trailer: Meet The Woman Who Created Frankenstein
The story of the writer ofFrankensteingets the biopic treatment inMary Shelley.Elle Fanningplays the young author as she struggles with hardships and relationships, all while penning her masterpiece. Watch theMary Shelleytrailer below.
Uh-oh, this looks…not great. The story of Mary Shelley, writer ofFrankenstein, daughter of political philosopher William Godwin, and philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, and wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, is worth telling. But the biopicMary Shelleylooks a little flat, at least based on this trailer. Elle Fanning plays Mary Shelley, and her accent seems a bit wobbly. Here’s the trailer.
Mary Shelley Trailer
In case you’re unaware of the basic story behind the creation ofFrankenstein: one weekend during theYear Without a Summer, Mary, her lover Percy Bysshe Shelley and her step-sister Claire Clairmont visited the villa of writer Lord Byron. Also staying at the villa was a man named John Polidori. During a dark and stormy night, Byron proposed everyone pen their own ghost story. Mary’s story ended up becomingFrankenstein. These events were previously chronicled in Ken Russell’s filmGothic.
Mary Shelleylooks to be covering the same ground, while also delving deeper into Mary’s life. In addition to Fanning, the film featuresDouglas Boothas Percy Bysshe Shelley,Bel Powleyas Claire Clairmont,Ben Hardyas John William Polidori, andTom Sturridgeas Lord Byron.Game of Thrones’Maisie Williamsis also in the film, but she doesn’t appear in this trailer for some strange reason.
Iwantthis movie to be good. I’m a fan ofFrankenstein, Mary Shelley, and all things gothic. I also think the cast of this film is super talented. Yet everything on display in this trailer looks curiously bland. It just sort of lays there, like a corpse someone forget to reanimate with a good jolt of electricity. Perhaps this is just a case of bad marketing, and the real film will be much more enjoyable. Or not.Mary Shelleyplayed at last year’s TIFF, and I don’t remember hearing much praise about it there.
