Overview
- New promotional clip debuted during Oscar Isaac’s Tonight Show appearance, showing Victor’s early reanimation experiment as the theatrical rollout widens.
- Jacob Elordi leads as the Creature opposite Oscar Isaac’s Victor Frankenstein, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz among the principal cast.
- Critics widely praise the practical design, cinematography, and Elordi’s sympathetic performance, while some reviews fault the 150‑minute runtime and heightened Gothic stylization.
- Del Toro has said he cast actors “for their eyes,” and the film hews closely to Mary Shelley’s novel while adding psychological backstory, including the Heinrich Harlander thread.
- Elordi described extensive prosthetics by designer Mike Hill and said del Toro even used personal funds for handmade effects when the studio declined, underscoring the production’s practical approach.