Overview

• Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation will premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30 as it positions for awards consideration.
• The film opens in a limited theatrical run on Oct. 17 before streaming on Netflix on Nov. 7, with a reported runtime of 149 minutes.
• Jacob Elordi, who plays the Creature, describes up to 10 hours in makeup and wearing heavy prosthetics for roughly 18 hours, with Oscar Isaac recalling a rare on‑set breaking point.
• Del Toro says the film is not designed as a traditional horror piece, comparing its themes to a Pinocchio‑like story of creation and belonging.
• Variety reports a production cost of about $120 million, extensive prosthetics work, shoots in Scotland and Toronto, and that Elordi joined after Andrew Garfield exited.