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Del Toro's Frankenstein Opens in Theaters Oct. 17, Streams on Netflix Nov. 7

Netflix is using a hybrid rollout to pair a brief theatrical window with a global streaming debut.

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein - Netflix
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Overview

  • Netflix set an Oct. 17 limited theatrical start and a Nov. 7 streaming debut, with one outlet separately listing Oct. 23 for the cinema date.
  • Theatrical play will be in "select" theaters, and Netflix has not specified the number of locations or markets.
  • The film is rated R for "bloody violence and grisly images," and two new teaser posters accompanied the date announcement.
  • Festival previews are slated for the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30 and the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8.
  • Oscar Isaac leads as Victor Frankenstein with Jacob Elordi as the Creature, Mia Goth as Elizabeth, and Christoph Waltz also starring, in a project del Toro has pursued for roughly 25 years.