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Bale’s Six-Hour Makeup and Buckley’s On-Set Injury Headline The Bride!’s Final Push to Theaters

Fresh interviews frame Gyllenhaal’s punk reimagining as an R-rated theatrical event built on practical craft.

Overview

  • Christian Bale says transforming into Frank required up to six hours of prosthetics daily, prompting a group screaming ritual in the makeup trailer to stay sane.
  • Jessie Buckley says she broke a toe during a pivotal late shoot and returned to set the next day despite severe swelling.
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal clarifies the film is not a musical, though it features large dance and song sequences tied to Frank’s idol, played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
  • The film opens March 6 in theaters and IMAX via Warner Bros., with a cast that includes Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening and Penélope Cruz.
  • Set in 1930s Chicago, the reimagining follows the Bride and Frank as outlaw lovers who energize a radical movement, with some reports saying Buckley also portrays Ida and a spectral Mary Shelley.