There is a bit of a shake-up for the cast of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.” Jacob Elordi (“Saltburn”) has replaced Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) as Frankenstein’s Monster. This change thankfully doesn’t seem to be done with any malice. Some strike postponements leading to scheduling conflicts with Garfield, and there doesn’t seem to be any bad blood between him or the production.
The cast for “Frankenstein” will still include Mia Goth (“Pearl”), Christoph Waltz (“Most Dangerous Game”), Felix Kammerer (“All Quiet on the Western Front”), Lars Mikkelsen (“The Witcher”), David Bradley (“Pinocchio”), Christian Convery (“Sweet Tooth”), and Oscar Isaac (“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”) as Victor Frankenstein. Del Toro is writing, directing, and producing the new feature for Netflix alongside J. Miles Dale. The duo previously worked together on “Cabinet of Curiosities” which was also created for Netflix.
The new film is based on the legendary novel by Mary Shelley which tells the story of the brilliant scientist Victor Frankenstein. But his brilliance turns to hubris when he brings a creature to life in a wildly unethical experiment. A deed that ultimately causes the demise of both the “monster” and his creator.
del Toro has been trying to develop a film based on this iconic story for some time now. However, there are still very few firm details about the plot or how closely it will follow the original tale. It may be set in modern times or possibly a period piece. There is really no way of knowing since del Toro tends to put his own spin on classic tales.
We’ll keep you posted about updates on del Toro’s “Frankenstein” as they become available.
