Based on the novel by Kenneth Oppel, the story begins when Victor Frankenstein‘s twin brother Konrad falls ill. So, the doctor attempts to conjure the Elixir Of Life, a serum that will bestow perpetual health. Finding the ingredients requires a dangerous adventure, so Frankenstein of course brings along the woman he secretly loves. What better way to show a girl you like her than by putting her in harm’s way? She then falls for the ailing brother Konrad and things get awkward from there. But not quite as awkward as when Frankenstein builds a monster out of dead bodies. Jeez, what a spazz. (Deadline)

” [The novel] surrounds young Victor Frankenstein and his attempt to save his twin brother, Konrad, who falls gravely ill. Victor seeks out a mysterious old alchemist who sends Victor and his best friend Elizabeth on a dangerous quest to find three rare ingredients needed to create the Elixir of Life, a fabled serum that will give the drinker perpetual health. There are betrayals along the way and a love triangle between Victor, Elizabeth and Konrad.

That’s right, there isn’t even going to be a monster in this movie, which acts as a prequel to the original Frankenstein. That story, incidentally is being remade by Universal, the studio that made it famous, by Guillermo del Toro. Maybe once the sexy vampire trend dies out we can have a bunch of movies about sexy Frankenstein? That could be tricky. (via Deadline)