Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy do the monster mash in Victor Frankenstein trailer

A new take on Mary Shelley’s gothic classic sees the Harry Potter star as Igor, the infamous assistant to Doctor Frankenstein

After last year’s I, Frankenstein opened to abysmal reviews (The Guardian’s Mike McCahill called it a “barely functioning multiplex-filler”), it seems as if we’re ready for a new reimagining of Mary Shelley’s novel.

Victor Frankenstein stars Daniel Radcliffe as Igor, the assistant to the titular character, a scientist researching immortality. But when Victor goes too far, it’s up to Igor to pull him back from the brink of madness.

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