He got his start in the films of his pal Neil LaBute, has had better than a decade of stardom, but still hasn’t had that marquee hit that would ensure his bankability as a movie star.

Aaron Eckhart was Harvey Dent and has fleshed out movies from “The Pledge” and “Erin Brockovich” to “Rum Diary” and done it with skill and style.

“I, Frankenstein” is a January movie, a creature feature and an updating of the monster myth and he’s got the title role.

And…again it’s a January movie. Future Frankenstein battles demons and gargoyles in an Earthly dystopia. We’ll talk about that and who knows what else?

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