Overview
- Now streaming since November 7 after a limited theatrical run, the adaptation is drawing wide praise for its visual ambition and emotional reinterpretation.
- Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi portrays the Creature, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz among the supporting cast.
- Elordi stepped into the role weeks before filming after Andrew Garfield exited due to a scheduling conflict, according to production reports.
- Craftwork was central to the portrayal, including roughly 10-hour prosthetic applications using 42 pieces and about 90 minutes for removal, with a subtle wrist-scar tribute to Boris Karloff and design cues from Bernie Wrightson.
- Elordi developed the Creature’s voice through a Tibetan guttural technique and a near-chronological recording process guided by del Toro to track the character’s evolution.