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Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Guillermo Del Toro's ‘Frankenstein': Everything To Know About Netflix Monster Movie
Oscar Isaac in Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein." Director Guillermo del Toro is unveiling the first trailer for his version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at Netflix TUDUM 2025 on Saturday evening. Here's what we know so far about the film. As his films Cronos, Hellboy and its sequel, Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water have shown, del Toro has long shown his passion for monsters and mystical creatures. In fact, the Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water — which earned del Toro Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture as one of the film's producers — was an ode to the famed Universal Studios monster movie The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Like the Universal monster movies, del Toro's movies have skewed more toward sympathetic creatures rather than horrifying beings and it appears that his take on Frankenstein will keep in that tradition as it relates to the Monster. Discussing his approach to Frankenstein at the Cannes Film Festival in the South of France earlier this month, del Toro, in conversation with his frequent composer Alexandre Desplat, said (via Variety), 'Somebody asked me the other day, does it have really scary scenes? For the first time, I considered that. 'It's an emotional story for me. It's as personal as anything,' del Toro added. "I'm asking a question about being a father, being a son… I'm not doing a horror movie — ever. I'm not trying to do that.' Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac in Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein." Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, while Mia Goth stars as his wife, Elizabeth. Jacob Elordi also stars as Frankenstein's Monster. The cast of Frankenstein also includes Christoph Waltz, Ralph Ineson, Charles Dance, Burn Gorman, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Christian Convery and Charles Dance. Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein does not have a trailer yet, but that is expected to be released at Netflix TUDUM 2025 on Saturday evening. Previously, a snippet of footage could be seen during a teaser trailer for the TUDUM event. Netflix previously announced that Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein will be released in November, but the streamer did not give a specific release date. In all likelihood, the film's release date will be revealed at Netflix TUDUM 2025 on Saturday. CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Guillermo Del Toro poses during the "La Leçon De Musique Alexandre Desplat ... More & Guillermo Del Toro" photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) Since the release of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is in November, Netflix appears to be positioning the film for an awards season run. As such, expect Netflix to give the film a qualifying theatrical run for the Oscars and other awards season bodies. After that, the film will premiere exclusively on Netflix. Netflix previously gave the director's stop-motion animated film, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, a theatrical run before it premiered on Netflix. The film went on to earn the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the Academy Awards in 2023. Note: Refresh this page for updates after the presentation for Guillermo Del Toro's 'Frankenstein' at Netflix TUDUM 2025 to see the film's trailer and other information about the film.
Forbes
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
At Cannes, Guillermo Del Toro And Alexandre Desplat Discuss Their Partnership And Tease Upcoming ‘Frankenstein' Movie
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Alexandre Desplat and Guillermo del Toro pose during the "La Leçon De ... More Musique Alexandre Desplat & Guillermo Del Toro" photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Photo by) Guillermo del Toro and Alexandre Desplat gave a masterclass this Sunday, May 18th at the Cannes Film Festival. During the event called ''Lesson of Music'', the two prestigious guests dived into their relationship, which started with Del Toro's 2017 movie The Shape of Water, which won Desplat a second Oscar for his score, two years after his first win for The Grand Budapest Hotel. In 2022, Del Toro and the French composer once again teamed up for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, which also won an Oscar for best animated film in 2023. The first part of the lesson focused on Desplat's career, with an in-depth analysis of his score for the opening of Birth, directed by Jonathan Glazer. It was also the occasion for the composer to explain the origins of his love and passion for films scores. Desplat mentioned that the New Hollywood, Spielberg or Scorsese were his idols as a teenager. He said, 'I bought CDs, I listened to everything I could, I bought vinyls, I got some Japanese imports. I realized that everything was possible with cinema, just by listening to this music. Music brings another dimension, a new act, a new space, it can be beautiful.' On his creative process, Desplat said, 'A score starts at the beginning of the film, it lasts until the end, in a chronological order that accompanies the film.' He added: 'My music is more interested in characters than actions or images. Actors claim a role and will close that chapter at the end of the film, a composer is only invited into that theatre. So I use the same tools, musical, emotional tools, sometimes they are built up from childhood, and I share that with the film and the filmmaker.' Desplat was then joined on stage by Guillermo del Toro, who was welcomed by a rapturous standing ovation. Del Toro also shared his passion for film scores and revealed the first ones he bought as a young man. He said, 'The first record I bought was Jaws and then The Godfather. 90% of the music I listen to, is just film scores. When I paint models on Sundays, I listen to scores. I love illustration and movie music for the same reason.' Guillermo del Toro and Alexandre Desplat He added: 'The melting of these artists, Spielberg and John Williams, I mean Spielberg has a huge DNA of music from his mother. I think he films like a composer and John Williams composes like a director.' The two artists then dived into their work habits and process. The director revealed that to him, the very first music note is the camera, and when he finishes filming, he moves on to editing the film without any sound. 'When we are in the same room together, there's no frontier, it's a real exchange of artistic ideas, it's my role to be able to hear and respond. Disagreement is the best part of it, when two people agree, one should leave,' Del Toro joked. The filmmaker also shared that Desplat's music is always in sync with the emotions he is trying to convey with his films. He said, 'That's what I value with Alexandre, a state of grave for me, emotionally, is important. I'm Mexican so I'm really emotional, until I cried in the studio, we don't rest. Emotion is the new punk, it's something people don't risk, and we risk it.' Desplat said, 'The color, the light, the voice of the actor, helps me with the first key.' He also explained that the way he works on his score is by imagining what his music can tell about the characters. He mentioned his score for Philomena, in which Judi Dench is accompanied by a simple, gentle theme that can be played with only one hand on the piano, as a way to reflect the simplicity of the character and the fact that she has worked in the covent's laundry, with her hands, for years. Desplat said on del Toro, 'I've learned his passion for music, when we work together, we have references we can go too. He has an open mind, he's open to everything, if I say something and it's good, he's open to changes.' He added: 'I need to feel that the director has confidence in me, otherwise it's painful.' The two artists are currently working on the very anticipated Frankenstein, which is set for a release later this year. Del Toro said, 'Alexandre is not a composer, he's a filmmaker. We were watching a scene in Frankenstein, he said, 'I like the glove', I said 'Yes!' You'll see why… But he notices everything, you see the opening of Birth, and I think Jonathan Glazer is as close as we are to a Kubrick alive, the height of the camera and the width of the lens, allow him to bring that score.' On his Frankenstein, he added: 'Someone said, 'Is it scary?' and for the first time, I considered that. It's an emotional story for me. It's as personal as anything, I'm asking a question about being a father, being a son, I'm not doing a horror movie, ever. So it's the same thing for the music, we're trying to find the emotion in what I consider to be an incredibly emotional movie.' Desplat also said, 'Guillermo's cinema is very lyrical, my music too, so it will be lyrical and emotional, I'm not trying to write horrific music.'
Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Free Malaysia Today
New ‘Frankenstein' will be no horror flick, Del Toro says
The Mexican director of 'Hellboy' and 'The Shape of Water' says 'Frankenstein' will not be a creature feature but one with real heart. (AFP pic) CANNES : Triple Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro said his new version of 'Frankenstein' will not be a horror film, but will instead pack a high-voltage emotional punch. The Mexican director of 'Hellboy' and 'The Shape of Water' said the new movie would not be a creature feature but one with real heart. 'I'm not making a horror movie, never,' he said at an event at the Cannes film festival Sunday. 'For me, it's an incredibly emotional film, as personal as everything else I've done… It's about being a father, being a son.' 'I believe emotion is the new punk,' Del Toro added, saying that 'people don't take risks like we do' and that there was no shame in 'being extremely emotional'. The Netflix drama starring 'Saltburn' heartthrob Jacob Elordi is to be released in December. Del Toro was speaking during a conversation with the French composer Alexandre Desplat at the festival. They have worked together on several occasions, including 'The Shape of Water' in 2017, for which they both won Oscars – Del Toro for directing and Desplat for the soundtrack.
Geek Tyrant
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Guillermo del Toro Says His FRANKENSTEIN Isn't a Horror Movie, It's an Emotional Story About Fathers, Sons, and the Misunderstood — GeekTyrant
Guillermo del Toro is putting a tender, human spin on the liconic Frankenstein story, and he's not interested in scaring you. During a recent panel at the Cannes Film Festival with composer Alexandre Desplat, del Toro opened up about his long-gestating adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein , which he's directing for Netflix. And for those expecting a straight-up horror movie? Don't. Del Toro explained: 'Somebody asked me the other day, does it have really scary scenes? For the first time, I considered that. It's an emotional story for me. It's as personal as anything. I'm asking a question about being a father, being a son… I'm not doing a horror movie — ever. I'm not trying to do that.' That perspective shouldn't come as a surprise to fans of del Toro's work. Whether it's The Shape of Water , Pan's Labyrinth , or Hellboy , his stories often center on creatures the world sees as monsters, and instead reveal something deeply empathetic and human within them. Desplat, who's working with del Toro again on Frankenstein , echoed that emotional focus, saying: 'Guillermo's cinema is very lyrical, and my music is rather lyrical too. So I think the music of Frankenstein will be something very lyrical and emotional… I'm not trying to write horrific music.' The duo haven't finalized the score just yet, but they're zeroing in on the film's emotional core. Del Toro added: 'We're finding the emotion, and what I can say is, for me, it's an incredibly emotional movie.' Their approach leans into the heart of the story rather than the horror, a direction Del Toro's been circling for decades. He even traced his fascination with the creature back to a scene from Billy Wilder's The Seven Year Itch . 'The first time I thought I was going to avenge the creature was when Marilyn Monroe is coming out [of the movies] in The Seven Year Itch with Tom Ewell, and she says the creature just needed somebody to like him. 'I fell in love with Marilyn, and I fell in love with the creature in that scene at a very early age. And I thought, you know, all we have is people that look at people the wrong way. That's what we have in this world.' Frankenstein stars Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, and Mia Goth and is expected to debut on Netflix later this fall. If del Toro's comments are any indication, this will be a Frankenstein that breaks your heart before it tries to raise your pulse. Source: Variety
The Independent
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Everything we know about Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein adaptation
Guillermo del Toro describes his upcoming Netflix adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, set for release in November 2025, as an "emotional story" rather than a horror film. The film stars Christoph Waltz as Dr. Pretorious, who seeks out Jacob Elordi's Frankenstein's Monster to continue Dr. Victor Frankenstein's experiments. Del Toro emphasizes the film's exploration of themes like fatherhood and being a son, aiming for a lyrical and emotional score in collaboration with composer Alexandre Desplat. Del Toro has been interested in the story since childhood, moved by the creature's innocence and viewing Mary Shelley's book as a powerful exploration of isolation. While filming in Scotland in August 2024, Del Toro humorously shared on X about staying in a haunted hotel room in Aberdeen, experiencing odd occurrences.
