Liza Soberano has shared the trailer for Lisa Frankenstein, her first Hollywood movie.
After a brief introduction by the Filipina actress, the trailer opens with her character, Taffy, in the car with her stepsister Lisa Swallows (Kathryn Newton), the movie’s protagonist. The two high school students are talking about boys, offering a glimpse into their relationship.
Casting the role of Taffy was challenging because director Zelda Williams, daughter of the late Robin Williams and Marsha Garces Williams, wanted an actress who could deliver the film’s most blunt, cringe-worthy lines with no hint of provocation or malice. In an interview, Williams, who is herself part-Filipina, mentioned that Taffy is “most people’s favorite part of the movie.”
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody herself said, “Taffy is my favorite character. She’s a beacon of positivity, and even when she’s unwittingly condescending or tone deaf, her intentions are always kind. She’s more protective of Lisa than anyone else in the film, other than the Creature.”
In Lisa Frankenstein, it’s 1989 and 17-year-old Lisa Swallows (Kathryn Newton) is trying to adjust to a new school and a new life after her mother’s death and her father’s hasty remarriage. Despite the support offered by her plucky cheerleader step sister Taffy (Liza Soberano), Lisa only finds solace in the abandoned cemetery near her house, where she tends to the grave of a young man (Cole Sprouse) who died in 1837—and whose corpse she unwittingly reanimates. Feeling obligated to help the poor soul regain his humanity, Lisa embarks on a quest to breathe new life into her long-dead new companion. All she needs to succeed are some freshly harvested body parts and Taffy’s broken tanning bed.
Get ready for the funniest, goriest undead horror romance you’ll see all year when the film opens in cinemas February 7. Lisa Frankenstein is distributed by Universal Pictures International.
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