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\n Who\u2019s the monster?
\n Photo: Ken Woroner\/Netflix\n <\/p>\n
Director Guillermo del Toro<\/a> began publicly speaking about wanting to adapt Frankenstein in 2007 when he told JoBlo<\/a> that he \u201cwould kill to make\u201d a \u201cMiltonian tragedy\u201d version of Mary Shelley\u2019s classic. In the intervening years, the film began to take shape. Confirmed for Universal in 2008<\/a> with Doug Jones as the monster, it was shelved for the Dark Universe, per Jones<\/a> himself. Nearly two decades and a Best Picture win for del Toro later, his passion project has a pulse and the mad geniuses at Netflix have an awards-season contender.<\/p>\n Below, the trailer<\/a>, cast<\/a>, release date<\/a>, and everything we know<\/a> about Guillermo del Toro\u2019s monster, Frankenstein.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Remember, Frankenstein is his creator, not the main character of his story. \u201cMy maker told his tale and I will tell mine,\u201d the Creature intones. Unlike most of his popular portrayals, this monster doesn\u2019t just grunt and mumble. He isn\u2019t even that green. He\u2019s a talking tall king. The October 1 trailer only teases an unrecognizable Jacob Elordi as the monster, seeking human connection in a blind man\u2019s family and his maker\u2019s new bride \u2014 you know, all the wrong places. People just keep on dying. And then he reencounters Victor Frankenstein in the Arctic. \u201cI demand a single grace from you,\u201d he asks politely. \u201cIf you are not to award me love, then I will indulge in rage.\u201d He\u2019s not gonna repeat himself.<\/p>\n The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the Monster. Originally, Andrew Garfield was set to play the monster, del Toro confirmed<\/a> in 2023, but he left the project shortly before filming due to scheduling. All Garfield\u2019s intended makeup was scrapped, and the departure left del Toro just nine weeks to replace him, per Vanity Fair<\/a>. He told Variety<\/a> that he ultimately went with Elordi because \u201cJacob\u2019s eyes are so full of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n Isaac and Elordi are joined by Mia Goth, who will be playing both Frankenstein\u2019s mother and his love interest, Elizabeth. The film also stars Christoph Waltz as an arms merchant named Harlander, Charles Dance as Frankenstein\u2019s father, and Felix Kammerer as Frankenstein\u2019s brother. It\u2019s a big, creepy family.<\/p>\n Del Toro\u2019s Frankenstein differs from typical tellings of the story in multiple ways. For one, it\u2019s set during the Crimean War, per Vanity Fair, throughout the 1850s. While the original Shelley novel does not give an exact year, it was published in 1818. Del Toro also focuses the story on interfamily dynamics. \u201cThe usual discourse of Frankenstein has to do with science gone awry,\u201d del Toro told Variety<\/a>. \u201cBut for me, it\u2019s about the human spirit. It\u2019s not a cautionary tale: It\u2019s about forgiveness, understanding, and the importance of listening to each other.\u201d That explains why the monster gets a voice.<\/p>\n First, it premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 30. But non-Venetians can see it in theaters on October 17, before it hits streaming on Netflix on November 7. \u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking that films like these don\u2019t have full cinematic releases,\u201d Elordi told Variety of the shortened theatrical window. \u201cMy great hope is that we get this film in cinemas for as long\u202fas possible. And then, hopefully, that can set a precedent for more films out there.\u201d The Duffer brothers<\/a> concur.<\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s the monster? 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