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Creature Commandos: If You Liked The Bride Backstory, You Should Watch This Movie Next
ComicBook.comStory by Marco Vito Oddo
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How the Creature Commandos TV show's take on The Bride character mirrors the acclaimed film Poor Things, a dark Frankenstein reimagining that's earning awards buzz.
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- Poor Things, the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film, has also explored the concept of a 'learning monster' like the Bride character in Creature Commandos, as both feature characters whose intelligence rapidly develops after being brought back to life.
- Poor Things has been a major critical and commercial success, earning $117.6 million worldwide against a $35 million budget, winning the Golden Lion at Venice, and earning 11 Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
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Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, David Harbour, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Searchlight Pictures, Creature Commandos (TV), Poor Things