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The fact that Frankenstein is hitting theaters before it arrives on Netflix is no doubt due to Guillermo del Toro’s strong desire for his dream project to have a theatrical experience. It also helps that movies must have a theatrical run to qualify for award season. The latter is one reason Netflix’s surprise hit KPop Demon Hunters had those limited …

Netflix A gothic, blood-drenched work of art, Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is a movie made for lonely goth weirdos and lonely goth weirdos at heart. It’s a stunningly beautiful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s immortal classic, and a movie that del Toro has been trying to get made for several years. There are …

Guillermo del Toro has been thinking about Mary Shelley’s novel for a lifetime. He has described Frankenstein as “the quintessential teenage book,” and his famous Bleak House in Los Angeles is filled with versions of the creature from various film and stage adaptations. Naturally, the director has also imagined turning it into a movie himself. “I dream I can make …

‘Frankenstein’ Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Creature Rises  The New York Times Frankenstein film review — Oscar Isaac parents Jacob Elordi badly in maximalist epic  Financial Times ’Frankenstein’ U.K. Premiere: Mia Goth on Her Surprise Second Role, Felix Kammerer on What He Checked off His Bucket List  The Hollywood Reporter The Best Frankenstein Movies, Ranked  IndieWire Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ stitches genius and excess into …

Netflix (via IGN) has debuted the first clip from Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited adaptation of Frankenstein, and it highlights arguably the most well-known and iconic moment from Mary Shelley’s classic tale. The extended clip finds Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) completing his experiment to reanimate dead tissue, thus “birthing” the Creature he stitched together from the limbs and organs of several recently deceased people. …

People love Guillermo del Toro, and that’s not hyperbole. Hollywood’s affection for the Oscar-winning auteur goes far beyond mere admiration. The Mexican filmmaker, who won best picture and director for “The Shape of Water” in 2017, has become one of the industry’s most beloved figures. His presence in any Oscar race is never just about the work he presents on …

Guillermo del Toro’s lifelong passion project Frankenstein jolted to life on Saturday night in Italy where the Netflix film received a splashy world premiere during the Venice Film Festival. When it was over, and as the credits rolled, the fest audience responded with a 14-minute standing ovation that brought the filmmaker and his title star Jacob Elordi to tears. The …

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter at the Venice Film Festival Getty Images Saltburn star Jacob Elordi (right) stars as Frankenstein’s creation in the film from Guillermo del Toro (left) A few years ago, Netflix boss Ted Sarandos was meeting with Guillermo del Toro when he asked the celebrated director which films were on his bucket list. Del Toro answered with two names: …

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi arrived at the Venice Film Festival Saturday for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” the kickoff to what’s expected to be the film’s major awards season push. Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Elordi is the monster in this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, which del Toro has been …

When Guillermo del Toro finally got the chance to make his dream project, an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, you just knew it was going to be beautiful. Del Toro’s films are known for a lot of things, and sumptuous production design and costumes are right near the top of the list. So, it almost goes without saying that a …