‘Frankenstein’ Trailer Arrives: Guillermo del Toro’s Dark Vision Comes to Life With a Star-Studded Cast
Guillermo del Toro’s dream project, Frankenstein, has finally come to life. A new trailer has been released, giving audiences a new look at the star-studded gothic film, which premieres in theaters on October 17, before heading to Netflix worldwide on November 7.
The movie had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in late August, followed by screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival in September.
Del Toro directs and writes this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, which he has been working toward for decades. Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein, the brilliant but arrogant scientist who creates life in a dangerous experiment.
Jacob Elordi takes on the role of the Creature, with Mia Goth as Elizabeth Lavenza and Christoph Waltz as Henrich Harlander, a wealthy uncle who funds Victor’s work. The cast also includes Charles Dance, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, and Lauren Collins.
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Frankenstein, a film by Guillermo del Toro, starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Christoph Waltz, is coming to select theaters October 17 and on Netflix November 7. pic.twitter.com/TEAEvvHVEf
Del Toro has been outspoken about his long relationship with Shelley’s novel. As early as 2007, he described the story as the one he most wanted to adapt. Over the years, the project faced delays, casting changes, and even studio complications. It wasn’t until Netflix picked it up in 2023, after the success of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, that the film finally moved forward.
Filming began in Toronto in early 2024 and wrapped later that year, with additional shoots in the UK. The director explained that he doesn’t see the film as a horror story but as something more emotional.
“Frankenstein to me is the pinnacle of everything, and part of me wants to do a version of it, part of me has for more than 25 years chickened out of making it,” he once said.
Composer Alexandre Desplat echoed this idea when describing his approach to the score. “Guillermo’s cinema is very lyrical, and my music is rather lyrical too. So I think the music of Frankenstein will be something very lyrical and emotional. I’m not trying to write horrific music.”
Del Toro also explained why the story has been so personal for him since childhood. “It was a religion for me. Since I was a kid — I was raised very Catholic — I never quite understood the saints. And then when I saw Boris Karloff on the screen, I understood what a saint or a messiah looked like. So I’ve been following the creature since I was a kid, and I always waited for the movie to be done in the right conditions,” he said at a Netflix event.
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