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I, FRANKENSTEIN (2014): First Official Image of Monster Araon Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart I Frankenstein

Aaron Eckhart I Frankenstein Image. The first official picture of Aaron Eckhart from I, Frankenstein (2014) has been released for the Stuart Beattie directed film. Aaron Echkart plays a character named Adam, the main character in the film, and  Dr. Frankenstein’s creature. 

The Aaron Eckhart I, Frankenstein image:

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Aaron Eckhart I Frankenstein
Aaron Eckhart I, Frankenstein

On the original Frankenstein story and its history:

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by Mary Shelley about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley’s name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823.

Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.

Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement and is also considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story, because unlike in previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, the central character “makes a deliberate decision” and “turns to modern experiments in the laboratory” to achieve fantastic results. It has had a considerable influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films, and plays.

Since publication of the novel, the name “Frankenstein” is often erroneously used to refer to the monster itself, as is done in the stage adaptation by Peggy Webling. In the novel, the monster is identified only via words such as “creature”, “monster”, “fiend”, “wretch”, “vile insect”, “daemon”, “being”, and “it”. Speaking to Victor Frankenstein, the monster refers to himself as someone who “ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel”.

We previously published these I, Frankenstein articles:

I, Frankenstein’s Stuart Beattie delays Tomorrow, When the War Began 2 (2012)

I, Frankenstein (2013): Aaron Eckhart First Set Photos

I, Frankenstein plot synopsis: based on the graphic novel of the same name by Kevin Grevioux, “I FRANKENSTEIN is a modern-day epic: Frankenstein’s creature, ADAM, has survived to present day due to a genetic quirk in his creation. Making his way to a dark, gothic metropolis, he finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries old war between two immortal clans.”

I, Frankenstein also stars Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Jai Courtney, Miranda Otto, Deniz Akdeniz, Socratis Otto, Virginie Le Brun, Steve Mouzakis, Goran D. Kleut, Chris Pang, and Luke Wright.

Leave your thoughts on the first official Aaron Eckhart’s I, Frankenstein photograph below in the comment section. For more I, Frankenstein photos, videos, and information, visit our I, Frankenstein Page, subscribe to us by Email, “follow” us on Twitter, Tumblr, or “like” us on Facebook. I, Frankenstein will be released in US theaters through Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation on January 24, 2014.

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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