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Victor Frankenstein . He is a scientist who , after studying chemical processes and the decay of living beings , gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature , often referred to as Frankenstein 's monster , or often colloquially referred to as simply `` Frankenstein '' . Victor Frankenstein is a 2015 American science fiction fantasy horror film based on contemporary adaptations of Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein . It is directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Max Landis . Starring James McAvoy as Victor Frankenstein and Daniel Radcliffe as Igor , the film was released by 20th Century Fox on November 25 , 2015 . The film received generally negative reviews and became a box office bomb , grossing $ 34.2 million against a budget of $ 40 million .