Kit Harington Cast in MARY'S MONSTER - A Biopic About FRANKENSTEIN Creator Mary Shelley

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones, Eternals) is set to star in the upcoming film Mary’s Monster, which is a biopic about Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein. He will join Clara Rugaard (I Am Mother), who will play Shelley.

Harington will take on the role of The Monster, and the cast also includes Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (CODA), who will play Shelley’s husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, while Sebastian De Souza (Normal People) will play the couple’s friend, Lord Byron.

Mary’s Monster is being directed by Farren Blackburn (Daredevil) from a script written by Deborah Baxtrom (Living With Frankenstein) and Stephen Hallett.

Harington said in a statement: “Mary’s Monster is a brilliantly original and fascinating script and I’m relishing the idea of depicting the unique part of The Monster. An embodiment of Mary Shelley’s psyche. I’m excited by Farren’s vision and passion for the project.”

Blackburn added: “Mary’s Monster is a film about female voice, mental health, gender politics and a disenfranchised youth. For me, no character in history has ever captured the zeitgeist quite like Mary Shelley and Mary’s Monster is THE defining period film for the modern YA generation.”

This sounds like it’ll be an interesting film, and I’m interested in seeing how it turns out.

Source: Variety