Overview

• The new preview shifts perspective from Victor Frankenstein, played by Oscar Isaac, to the Creature, who narrates with lines including “My maker told his tale, and I will tell mine.”
• Guillermo del Toro stresses a deliberate break from the classic Boris Karloff look, describing the Creature as “staggeringly beautiful” in keeping with Mary Shelley’s depiction.
• Footage showcases the being’s formidable strength and tragic undertones without revealing plot turns, including shrugging off rifle fire and an Arctic sequence.
• Jacob Elordi plays the Creature after a late replacement of Andrew Garfield, with early fan reactions praising the design as faithful and his transformation as striking.
• Netflix’s release plan remains set: a limited theatrical rollout on October 17, followed by a global streaming launch on November 7.