United Kingdom, March 7 -- Christian Bale does not watch a lot of films.

The 52-year-old actor plays Frankenstein's monster in The Bride!, and he needs to see 28-year-old Jacob Elordi's take on the same character in 61-year-old Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

Christian - who has bagged multiple accolades for his work, including Golden Globes and an Oscar - told People: "I hear it's fantastic.

"I just don't watch that many movies."

He also needs to catch his The Bride! co-star Jessie Buckley, 36, as Agnes Hathaway, the wife of playwright-and-poet William Shakespeare, in Hamnet - for which she was crowned Best Leading Actress at the 2026 Actor Awards and BAFTAs.

Christian admitted: "I just know Jessie as The Bride."

Jessie, however...