Jessie Buckley isn't just playing a character—she's unleashing a cinematic revolution. In an explosive exclusive cover shoot for TheEntBase, the Oscar-nominated star channels three distinct personas for Maggie Gyllenhaal's genre-shattering film The Bride!, proving why she's Hollywood's most fearless actress.
Forget everything you know about Frankenstein's monster. Buckley's portrayal spans Mary Shelley (the original author speaking from beyond the grave), Ida (a murdered young woman), and the reanimated corpse who becomes the Bride—a pale, black-splotched amnesiac with a haunting presence. "The female body is so full of expression," Buckley reveals. "It's way more expansive and wild and curious. Since I've been in that experience with The Bride!, I just don't want anything else now."
The photoshoot captures Buckley's accidental homage to Elsa Lanchester's iconic beehive hairdo, created with a wind machine and lighting magic—a moment so epic it stopped the set. But the real magic happened off-camera: Buckley filmed this dark romance before her Golden Globe-winning role in Hamnet, arriving on Shakespeare's set just two weeks later with bleached eyebrows still intact.
Jessie Buckley in TheEntBase's exclusive photoshoot for 'The Bride!'. Gina Gizella Manning
Christian Bale, her co-star in the film, was left speechless by her performance. "You recognize when there's the arrival of a person who is not business as usual," Bale confesses. "What she does is very serious, and in many ways sacred, but it's also bloody ridiculous and hilarious and raw and profane. It's everything that you want in a storyteller." Buckley admits feeling "daunted" by the triple role—each with unique accents, personalities, and physicalities—but made it look effortless.
Inspired by a tattoo Gyllenhaal saw on a stranger's arm, The Bride! reimagines the 1935 horror classic into a violent, dark romance that hits theaters March 6. If you thought Buckley's Oscar-nominated turn in Hamnet was career-defining, brace yourself: this is the role that will redefine monster movies forever.
Jessie Buckley in TheEntBase's exclusive photoshoot for 'The Bride!'. Gina Gizella Manning
TheEntBase's cover story dives deep into Buckley's transformative journey, from the set secrets to her philosophical take on female expression. With exclusive photos that capture her raw intensity, this isn't just a photoshoot—it's a preview of the year's most anticipated film. Scroll down for more behind-the-scenes glimpses and mark your calendars: March 6 is when Buckley's monster comes alive.
