Guillermo del Toro shared insights on his upcoming Frankenstein project, emphasizing that it would elicit stronger emotions compared to typical horror films.
What did Guillermo del Toro say about Frankenstein?
During their chat at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, director Guillermo del Toro explained to Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat that he doesn’t automatically categorize Frankenstein as a horror film. Del Toro shared that he seldom approaches movies with the intention of creating a pure horror production, instead focusing on crafting an “emotionally engaging narrative.
The other day someone inquired if the film contains truly frightening moments, and for the first time, Del Toro pondered upon this question,” Variety reported. “Since it’s an intensely personal story for me, I can’t help but ask questions about fatherhood, sonship. Rest assured, I’m not making a horror movie – that’s not my intention.
The movie “Frankenstein” features actors such as Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Christian Convery (appears twice due to different roles), Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, and Ralph Ineson.
In simpler terms, the story is about Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel, “Frankenstein”. The main character, Victor Frankenstein, is a genius scientist who becomes arrogant after creating a monstrous being in an experiment. This decision ultimately results in tragic consequences for both Victor and his unfortunate creation.
As a dedicated admirer, I couldn’t help but be thrilled when Guillermo del Toro’s latest masterpiece, “Pinocchio,” co-directed with Mark Gustafson, hit Netflix screens in December 2022. And let me tell you, the anticipation was equally matched when his creation, “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” premiered a month earlier in October 2022.
While Netflix hasn’t specified an exact launch date for their adaptation of Frankenstein, we can expect it to hit screens sometime in the year 2025. Guillermo del Toro, on Bluesky, has confirmed that the film will indeed receive a theatrical release as well.
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2025-05-19 22:10