Stuart Beattie will write and direct Lakeshore Entertainment's "I, Frankenstein," TheWrap has confirmed.
Gary Lucchesi, president of Lakeshore, told TheWrap that he has been working on the project for about a year.
"We've been struggling to get a writer, but Stuart Beattie came in with a great idea," Lucchesi said.
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The movie is based on Kevin Grevioux's graphic novel about the monster standing between humans and other supernatural creatures who want to take over the modern-day world.
Tom Rosenberg, Luccesi and Richard Wright are producing the movie for Lakeshore. Grevioux is executive producer.