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20-05-2025
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Guillermo del Toro Teases ‘Incredibly Emotional' ‘Frankenstein' at Cannes: ‘I'm Not Doing a Horror Movie'
Guillermo del Toro is taking a more sympathetic approach to the undead creature at the heart of his version of 'Frankenstein.' 'Somebody asked me the other day, does it have really scary scenes?' del Toro said during a conversation at the Cannes Film Festival with Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat. '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.' More from Variety Shia LaBeouf's Theater Company From Hell: Cannes Doc Reveals Actor's Misconduct With Students and Hopes for Redemption Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch Awarded Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Culture Minister Wes Anderson Delights Cannes as 'Phoenician Scheme' Lands 6.5-Minute Standing Ovation, Leading Lady Mia Threapleton Overcome With Tears Desplat and del Toro were on stage discussing their collaborations on films like 'The Shape of Water' and 'Pinocchio' as a way of highlighting the pivotal role that music plays in moviemaking. They are working together once again on 'Frankenstein,' which Netflix will release this fall. It sounds like they are aligned in not going for obvious scares in their adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic novel. 'Guillermo's cinema is very lyrical, and my music is rather lyrical too,' Desplat said. 'So I think the music of 'Frankenstein' will be something very lyrical and emotional… I'm not trying to write horrific music.' The two have yet to finalize the score, but they sound like they are getting close. 'We're finding the emotion,' del Toro said. 'And what I can say is, for me, it's an incredibly emotional movie.' In del Toro's films like 'The Shape of Water' or 'Cronos' or even 'Hellboy,' he often seems to empathize most with the kind of creatures that other moviemakers portray as monsters. That doesn't interest him. 'In 'The Shape of Water,' the creature is frightening during the first 15 minutes and then becomes a very moving character,' Desplat noted. '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,'' del Toro said. '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. In addition to his work on 'Frankenstein,' Desplat also scored two films in competition at Cannes this year, Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' and Tarik Saleh's 'Eagles of the Republic.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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20-05-2025
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One To Watch: Antonia Desplat On Her Memorable Experience On ‘The Phoenician Scheme' Set: 'It Never Gets Normal Because Wes Is A Genius'
Over coffee in Soho, Antonia Desplat is describing her journey to Wes Anderson's set for The Phoenician Scheme — the espionage drama that marks his fourth picture to compete for the Palme d'Or. Desplat was working on French TV drama Made in France when the email arrived: 'Wes wants to know if you want to come to Potsdam next week to play one of Benicio del Toro's dead wives.' More from Deadline Scarlett Johansson On Why The Script For Her Directorial Debut 'Eleanor The Great' Made Her Cry: 'It's About Forgiveness' – Cannes Cover Story Brazilian Comeback: How The Cannes 2025 Country Of Honor Is Following The Success Of 'I'm Still Here' Kering & Cannes Film Festival To Honor Brazilian Filmmaker Marianna Brennand With Prestigious Women In Motion Prize Alongside Nicole Kidman At Glitzy Sunday Night Soiree One year before being beckoned to Germany by Anderson, Desplat had played the female lead in Johnny Depp's Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, opening in June, which chronicles Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani's rampage through pre-World War I Paris. Desplat plays Modigliani's lover, the formidable writer and poet Beatrice Hastings. In response to that email request, Desplat says, 'I literally just jumped on a plane, went to Potsdam, then next to Berlin, and had two days on set with these geniuses. I had dinner with Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Mia Threapleton and I was just like, 'What?' I mean, it never gets normal because Wes is a genius. So, seeing him at work is incredible.' RELATED: As Desplat points out, 'Everybody wants to be in a Wes Anderson.' She herself is there as 'a glorified extra', she says. 'I don't even have a line, but I'm just happy to be there. And I think Charlotte Gainsbourg has one line.' One of Anderson's signatures is his precision. 'Your costumes are magnificent,' Desplat says. 'Milena Canonero, the costume designer, she makes every single costume by hand, even for one frame. It's unbelievable; every little detail. And it's wonderful just to be part of it.' Breathlessly, she reels off a few more of the cast: Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Bryan Cranston, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Cera, Richard Ayoade, Riz Ahmed, Hope Davis, Mathieu Amalric, Jason Watkins and Alex Jennings. 'There's 30-plus ridiculously talented, famous actors on this cast, minimum. It's nuts,' she says. Desplat did her scenes with Del Toro, Gainsbourg and Threapleton. Murray was hanging about too. 'I was having breakfast, and I was done, and he came to my table. He was like, 'Hi, good morning,' and he just started taking my plate away! He crumbed my table and just walked off. And I was like, 'What the f*ck just happened?'' she says, laughing. RELATED: 'Eddington' Cannes Film Festival Premiere Photos: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler & More She already knew some of Anderson's crew, including Sanjay Sami, a grip who worked on the Apple TV+ drama Shantaram, for which she spent four months in India. She describes the experience on Anderson's set as feeling 'like a family'. 'Family' is the key word here. Her father is the composer Alexandre Desplat, who won Oscars for Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water and for Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel. The Phoenician Scheme marks the sixth film Desplat pére has scored for the director. RELATED: 'Sound Of Falling' Review: Mascha Schilinski's Superb Feature Is A Masterclass In Ethereal, Unnerving Brilliance – Cannes Film Festival 'I've known Wes since I'm a little girl, all the way back to The Fantastic Mr. Fox,' Desplat says. 'My dad used to have his studio in our house so the directors would come and listen.' Desplat doesn't for a minute feel sorry for herself but, when pushed, will admit to having had 'quite a hard time with being the daughter of someone,' but nowadays, 'with the nepo baby thing,' she feels 'I've actually come to peace with it, whereas when I was younger, particularly in France, there's such a thing with the daughter of and son of. I think I came here [to the U.K.] to really be my own person.' Desplat studied acting and contemporary theater at the East 15 school in Essex, and at The Drama Centre, where she startled passersby in a park while practicing writhing around like a lizard, then afterward went to her Shakespeare class caked in mud. 'It's so very much about the craft and where you've trained and not who you know, and by doing that I created my own thing,' she says. After Depp saw her audition tape for Modi, he was struck by her perfect British accent, and by the fact that she was smoking a 'brown rollie' — a hand-rolled cigarette with liquorice paper — a passion both share. Depp met her on Zoom to tell her she had the part. Now she's more comfortable with the idea of doing a film where her father is also working on the score. 'That's fine,' she says, 'I think my work speaks for itself.' And then she's off, riding her Lime electric bike to her next adventure. 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Guillermo del Toro Teases Emotional "Frankenstein" at Cannes: "I'm Not Doing a Horror Movie"
Yara Sameh Guillermo del Toro is taking a more sympathetic approach with his version of 'Frankenstein.' 'Somebody asked me the other day, does it have really scary scenes?' del Toro said during a conversation at the Cannes Film Festival with Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat. '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.' Desplat and del Toro were on stage discussing their collaborations on films like 'The Shape of Water' and 'Pinocchio' as a way of highlighting the pivotal role that music plays in moviemaking. They are collaborating once again on 'Frankenstein,' which Netflix will release this fall. It sounds like they are aligned in not going for obvious scares in their adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic novel. 'Guillermo's cinema is very lyrical, and my music is rather lyrical too,' Desplat said. 'So I think the music of 'Frankenstein' will be something very lyrical and emotional… I'm not trying to write horrific music.' The pair has yet to finalize the score, but they sound like they are getting close. 'We're finding the emotion,' del Toro said. 'And what I can say is, for me, it's an incredibly emotional movie.' In del Toro's films like 'The Shape of Water' or 'Cronos' or even 'Hellboy,' he often seems to empathize most with the kind of creatures that other moviemakers portray as monsters. That doesn't interest him. 'In 'The Shape of Water,' the creature is frightening during the first 15 minutes and then becomes a very moving character,' Desplat noted. '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,'' del Toro said. '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. In addition to his work on 'Frankenstein,' Desplat also scored two films in competition at Cannes this year, Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' and Tarik Saleh's 'Eagles of the Republic.' read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
