MOVIES - April 7, 1993
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De Niro the Monster: He’s already portrayed a monster of sorts in “This Boy’s Life,” which opens Friday. Now Robert De Niro has agreed to take on one of literature’s most famous monster roles in a new film of the Gothic epic “Frankenstein.” The remake of the film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s popular novel will be directed by Kenneth Branagh, who will play Dr. Frankenstein.
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