Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein just blew the roof off the Venice Film Festival
Critics are divided, fans are stunned. Here's everything you need to know.
Years ago, Guillermo del Toro told Netflix his dream films: Pinocchio & Frankenstein
They gave him the green light for both. Risky? Maybe. Worth it? Absolutely.
Yes, the Saltburn and Euphoria star transforms into the Creature.
Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein. Del Toro told him, “Just show up and eat the banquet.”
Andrew Garfield was the original choice for the Creature—but the actors’ strike forced a last-minute change.
Forget green screens. Del Toro built everything for real. As Christoph Waltz joked: “CGI is for losers.”
The film is split in three acts—including dual perspectives from both Frankenstein and his Creature.
Goth plays Elizabeth—Frankenstein’s wife—who finds empathy for the Creature her husband rejects.
Though parallels are obvious, del Toro insists Frankenstein isn’t an AI metaphor.