Overview

• Premiering in the festival’s official competition, the film was greeted with one of Venice’s longest standing ovations this year.
• Del Toro characterizes the adaptation as autobiographical and centered on creation and parenthood, not an artificial‑intelligence parable.
• Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi portrays the Creature, joined by Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and Felix Kammerer.
• Multiple outlets report Netflix financed the production at roughly $120 million, with a limited theatrical rollout starting October 17.
• Early reactions highlight sweeping visual scale and emotional depth, positioning the film as a contender in the upcoming awards season.