2) Dr. Frankenstein – Dan Stevens
The Character: In contrast to the common stereotype of a crazy scientist, Universal’s portrayal of Dr. Frankenstein was always more of a conflicted figure, someone whose ambition and intelligence ran away with him. Colin Clive’s performance in the 1931 movie and its 1935 sequel is often overlooked in favour of Boris Karloff’s Monster, but he’s nonetheless brilliant as the obsessive, highly-energized genius. The various sequels also demonstrate how the Monster becomes the Frankenstein family curse, as he plagues them through the generations. This would be something we’d be interested in seeing resurrected (pun intended).
The Actor: Like we’ve said, Frankenstein needs to be portrayed by an actor who can believably play someone teetering on the edge of sanity. We can’t think of anyone better, then, than Dan Stevens. Anyone who’s seen Fox’s Legion will tell you that Stevens excelled as the psychiatric patient/telepathic mutant David Haller. As with Ian McKellen, Stevens is also a very possible contender for the role seeing as he’s previously worked with director Bill Condon on Beauty and the Beast.