The Bride streams on Max UK May 22

Warner Bros. Discovery said on May 15 that “The Bride!,” written, directed and produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, will begin streaming exclusively on HBO Max on Friday, May 22. The film stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale and is positioned by the company as a global streaming debut, not only a UK launch. Get Your Comic On separately reported on May 16 that the movie will make its UK streaming debut on HBO Max the same day. The two notices align on the date and the platform. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film arrives on HBO Max less than two months after the service’s March 26 launch in the UK and Ireland, according to earlier Warner Bros. Discovery launch materials cited by Get Your Comic On. That timing puts “The Bride!” among the early Warner Bros. film titles rolling onto the service for British subscribers. ### Is May 22 only a UK date, or a wider HBO Max release? Warner Bros. Discovery’s U.S. press release said “The Bride!” will make its “global streaming debut exclusively on HBO Max” on May 22. That wording indicates the date is broader than a UK-only streaming window, based on the company’s own announcement. Get Your Comic On’s May 16 report framed the same date as the film’s UK streaming debut on HBO Max. The outlet named Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale in its report and matched the May 22 date listed by Warner Bros. Discovery. ### Who made “The Bride!” and who stars in it? Warner Bros. (press.wbd.com) Discovery said Maggie Gyllenhaal wrote, directed and produced “The Bride!” The cast named in the company release includes Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening and Penélope Cruz. IMDb’s listing for the film describes the story as set in 1930s Chicago, where Frankenstein asks Dr. (getyourcomicon.co.uk) Euphronius to help create a companion. The listing also names Buckley, Bale, Bening and Cruz among the principal cast. UPI reported on May 15 that the film is inspired by the 1935 movie “Bride of Frankenstein,” itself based on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” Warner Bros. (press.wbd.com) Discovery’s release likewise presents the movie as a Warner Bros. Pictures title from Gyllenhaal. ### What exactly did the UK report say? (imdb.com) Get Your Comic On reported on May 16 that “The Bride” would make its streaming debut on HBO Max in the UK on May 22. The outlet’s story named Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale and described the film as arriving on the service next week. (upi.com) The site has also tracked HBO Max’s rollout in the UK and Ireland, including a February report that said the service would launch on March 26 and a March report detailing customer plans. Those earlier reports provide the local platform context for the May 22 streaming date cited in its “The Bride!” story. (getyourcomicon.co.uk) ### Does the film also have an HBO channel date? Warner Bros. Discovery said the film will debut on HBO linear on Saturday, May 23, at 8 p.m. ET, one day after it begins streaming on HBO Max. That schedule was included in the company’s May 15 press release. Fan and entertainment trade reports published after the company release repeated the same May 22 HBO Max date. (getyourcomicon.co.uk) Deadline reported on May 15 that the Gothic romance would debut on HBO Max on May 22, matching the studio announcement. ### What should viewers watch for next week? Friday, May 22, is the next concrete date in the release schedule, when “The Bride!” is due to begin streaming on HBO Max. (press.wbd.com) Warner Bros. Discovery set Saturday, May 23, as the HBO channel premiere at 8 p.m. ET, giving viewers two dated release points in consecutive days. (deadline.com)