Yahoo Lifestyle ‘Frankenstein’ First Look: Oscar Isaac Is Guillermo del Toro’s Mad Scientist as Netflix Confirms November Release
It’s aliiiive! Netflix has released a first-look image at Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and revealed that the film will be released in November.
The new photo shows Oscar Isaac, who portrays the titular mad scientist, holding a mysterious vial. In a prerecorded message during the streamer’s Next on Netflix event on Wednesday, writer and director del Toro introduced a selection of footage while showing off a “Frankenstein” room in his infamous L.A. “Bleak House.”
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“This film has been on my mind since I was a child — for fifty years. I’ve been trying to make it for 20 to 25 years. In fact, some people may even think I am a little bit obsessed with ‘Frankenstein,'” he said, earning laughs as he gestured to the hundreds of themed figurines in the room behind him. “And they probably would be right. You see, over the decades, the character has fused with my soul in a way that it has become an autobiography. It doesn’t get more personal than this. I hope you enjoy this small look at ‘Frankenstein.'”
The footage, assembled by the “Pan’s Labyrinth” director himself, saw Isaac’s Victor Frankenstein facing off with Mia Goth as a seemingly well-to-do aristocrat. It also provided a brief glimpse at Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster, towering over Isaac’s bed with long black hair, stitched-up gray skin and a glint of red in his eyes.
Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Christian Convery and Charles Dance also star. Del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber produce.
“Frankenstein” continues Netflix’s partnership with del Toro, including the Academy Award-winning “Pinocchio,” the anthology series “Cabinet of Curiosities” and the animated films “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans” and “Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.”
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