We’re still waiting on a new trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (Netflix are notoriously awful at promoting their projects, so we may not get one at all), but thanks to a new promo image, we now have arguably our best look yet at Jacob Elordi’s take on The Monster.<\/p>\n
A previous still did show Victor Frankenstein’s (Oscar Isaac) tragic creation head-on, but his face was almost completely covered. This shot features the creature from the back as he approaches Elizabeth Lavenza (Mia Goth), but gives us a better idea of the overall character design.<\/p>\n
Del Toro has confirmed that this version of the Monster will not be the nightmarish, stitched-together monstrosity we’ve seen in previous adaptations, but a \u201cstaggeringly beautiful” creation more akin to how the character is described in Mary Shelley’s novel.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor is as much an artist as he is a surgeon, and if he\u2019s been dreaming about this creature for all his life, he\u2019s going to nail it,\u201d the filmmaker explained to EW<\/a>. \u201cIt looks like a newborn, alabaster creature. The scars are beautiful and almost aerodynamic.\u201d<\/p>\n “One of the things I thought needed the most intelligence, emotionally, was to track the evolution of the creature,” he added. “He said something to me that was touching and real: ‘This creature is more me than me. And people don’t know that, and I’m going to be able to be myself through this.’ He brought a truth to this performance that’s really something to behold.”<\/p>\n Check out the new still at the link below, and loet us know what you think in the comments section.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n New look at Guillermo del Toro\u2019s #Frankenstein<\/a> starring Mia Goth and Jacob Elordi.<\/p>\n Coming to select theaters on October 17. pic.twitter.com\/x1Ms6bK3ku<\/a><\/p>\n