Guillermo del Toro just teased his Frankenstein trailer for Netflix's Tudum event—and the internet is already dissecting his 20-year obsession like Victor Frankenstein's scalpel. The director's Bluesky post over the holiday weekend sent fans into a frenzy: This isn't just another adaptation. It's autobiographical.
Insane Detail: Del Toro admits he's been trying to make this film since the Blade II era (2002, for the uninitiated). That's longer than some Frankenstein fans have been alive.
Savage Comparison: Imagine The Shape of Water's gothic romance, but spliced with Penny Dreadful's existential dread—and Oscar Isaac's Victor Frankenstein as the ultimate tragic narcissist.
Del Toro's casting is a masterstroke: Jacob Elordi, the 6'5″ Euphoria heartthrob, as the Creature? A genius inversion of Hollywood's “ugly monster” trope. Meanwhile, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz round out a cast that screams “Oscar bait with fangs.”
Historical precedent? Try Kenneth Branagh's 1994 Frankenstein, a flop so derided it shelved Shelley adaptations for years. Del Toro's take? More Pan's Labyrinth than cheap horror—a personal nightmare.
Genius or garbage? The trailer drops Saturday. Fight in the comments.
First Trailer in 7 days…
— Guillermo del Toro (@realgdt.bsky.social) May 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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