"If It Was A Male Director It Would Be A Nonstory": Christian Bale & Maggie Gyllenhaal's $100M Frankenstein Movie Budget Defended By Warner Bros. Exec

Warner Bros. co-CEO Pamela Abdy defends the budget of The Bride! Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Christian Bale, the story of The Bride!sees the bride of Frankenstein revived in 1930s Chicago by Dr. Euphronius.The musical monster movie is inspired by the 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein. Despite the anticipation surrounding the project and footage shown at CinemaCon, there have been reports of the movie struggling during test screenings and criticism of the estimated budget of more than $100 million.