Gyllenhaal Says WB Pressure Led to Softer Violence in The Bride!, Says Consent Matters
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Maggie Gyllenhaal says Warner Bros. pushed to tone down some sexually violent scenes in The Bride!, resulting in a slightly trimmed version after mall test screenings. She notes consent as a major issue for the Bride of Frankenstein-inspired film, argues the violence should be hard to watch, and says the movie is now in theaters with Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.
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- The Bride! First Reviews: A Wild, Divisive Bonnie and Clyde Fever Dream Rotten Tomatoes
- The Bride! review — Jessie Buckley is catastrophically poor in this misfire The Times
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