The Great Detective and Dr. Watson are called to Darmstadt,
Germany, to investigate a curious case of purloined corpses and strange
goings-on at Castle Frankenstein. That's the springboard for
Sherlock Holmes vs
Frankenstein, currently in pre-production
from director Gautier Cazenave’s Marteau Films of France, in collaboration with
the UK-based Parkland Pictures. The film shoots later this year.
In an inspired bit of casting, Shane Briant, once Peter
Cushing’s assistant in Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974), Hammer’s last Frankenstein film, will return
to the saga as the Burgomeister. Also appearing is actor Clement von
Franckenstein — the real Baron
Frankenstein — cast as… Baron Frankenstein!
The atmospheric poster was created by Gil Jouin who collaborated for over 15 years with his father, Michel
Jouin, famous for his film poster work on the French release of such titles as Return
of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and
the Temple of Doom. Gil Jouin’s solo work
has also been celebrated, winning the Best Film Poster Cesar — the French Oscar
— for the film Cinema Paradiso in
1990.
We’ll report back on Sherlock Holmes vs Frankenstein as the project evolves.
