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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Streams on Netflix, Recasting the Myth With Practical Craft

Fresh reporting spotlights Jacob Elordi’s extensive prosthetics alongside del Toro’s deliberate character and thematic revisions.

Overview

  • The film is now available globally on Netflix after a brief theatrical awards-qualifying run.
  • Prosthetics lead Mike Hill says Jacob Elordi wore full-body applications about 20 times, with the production prioritizing practical makeup over heavy VFX.
  • Oscar Isaac stars as Victor Frankenstein and Elordi plays the Creature, with Christoph Waltz introduced as new patron Henrich Harlander.
  • Critical analysis highlights a reframing of Victor within a lineage of abusive fatherhood, heightening his ambition and cruelty compared with the novel.
  • The Creature is portrayed as more eloquent and sympathetic, and the film retains the novel’s framing device while adding elements such as a Gothic water‑tower laboratory.