Overview
- Now streaming on Netflix, the film is drawing fresh reappraisal that praises its vivid craft and del Toro’s authorship.
- The Página|12 review faults the adaptation for not visualizing the Creature’s fragmented memories and for underplaying literary touchstones such as Paradise Lost.
- Andrew Garfield exited the lead role about two months before filming due to scheduling conflicts linked to the 2023 strikes, and Jacob Elordi stepped in as the Creature.
- Del Toro said the team had only nine weeks to redesign the Creature after the change, while the final cast features Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz alongside Elordi.
- The project is framed as a culmination of del Toro’s lifelong fascination with Frankenstein, as new reinterpretations continue, including Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride with Christian Bale expected early next year.