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Geek Tyrant
3 hours ago
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- Geek Tyrant
Andrew Garfield Dropped Out of FRANKENSTEIN Leaving Guillermo del Toro Just Nine Weeks to Reinvent the Monster with Jacob Elordi — GeekTyrant
Guillermo del Toro's long-awaited reimagining of Frankenstein has had a chaotic yet inspired road to completion. Originally, Andrew Garfield was set to play the iconic monster, and del Toro, along with his trusted makeup artist Mike Hill, had spent a massive nine months fine-tuning the creature's look based around Garfield. But then the curveball came when Garfield dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, leaving just nine weeks before filming to completely recast and redesign one of horror's most legendary figures. The timing couldn't have been worse. Del Toro told Vanity Fair: 'Andrew Garfield stepping out and Jacob coming in. I mean, it was like Jacob is the most perfect actor for the creature, and we have a supernaturally good connection. 'It's like, very few words. Very few things I have to say, and he does it… We recast, and we had nine weeks [to get the look down]. You can't be under more pressure than that.' Enter Jacob Elordi, who not only stepped into the role with confidence but impressed Hill with his unique physicality and quiet intensity. 'What attracted me to him was his gangliness and his wrists. It was this looseness. Then he has these real somber moments where he watches you really deftly, and his eyelids are low, with the long lashes like Karloff. 'I was like, 'I don't know who else you could get with a physicality like this.' His demeanor is innocent, but it's encompassed in a six-foot-five frame. He could really do a lot of damage if this man really wanted to be a bad guy.' Despite the disappointment, Garfield has no hard feelings. In a previous interview, he said: 'Meeting Jacob felt really serendipitous so that I could really see and hear that, 'No, maybe he needed that experience more than me.' That was cool, to feel that he had a really spectacular time on that job.' Del Toro's Frankenstein is already creating buzz ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it will screen in competition and potentially earn him another Golden Lion following his win with The Shape of Water . The film will have a limited theatrical run before it hits Netflix in November. So while it may have started with a major setback, Frankenstein seems poised to become another haunting, visionary chapter in del Toro's filmography.
The Irish Sun
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Netflix axe huge reality show with all-star cast after just one series as it's branded ‘most expensive flop in years'
It was one of Netflix's most expensive flops – and now Battle Camp been axed after just one series. The celebrity challenge show, with a strong whiff of I'm a Celebrity, dropped on the streaming service in April but got a poor reception from critics and viewers alike. Advertisement 7 Gabi Butler, Tony Castellanos, and Shubham Goel, in the axed Netflix show Battle Camp Credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX Filmed on location in Mexico, the series featured names including Tony Castellanos, Shubham Goel and Gabi Butler and others from the streamer's various reality shows such as Too Hot to Handle, Love Is Blind and The Circle. But I can reveal that Netflix quickly took the decision to shelve a second season due to the lacklustre response and the huge costs involved in making the ten-parter. A TV insider said: 'There were so many individuals taking part in the show, with 18 contestants in total. The fact that they all charged a fee to take part and that it was filmed on location, made it unusually costly. Advertisement READ MORE TV NEWS Plus the format — set in a camp which was purpose-built from scratch for the show — relied on multiple challenges, each costing big money to set up. It was an expense Netflix would have been happy to shoulder, except it didn't meet their expectations. 'The hope was that it would create the sense of there being a 'Netflix reality universe', but most people who watched it didn't think the show was out of this world.' Fingers burned Netflix had already had their fingers burned in February when they screened Like Battle Camp, the show cost millions to make but didn't make an impact when it dropped earlier this year and it was axed in June. Advertisement Most read in News TV Perhaps the streamer needs to come up with some original formats, rather than mash-ups of other shows. Watch brutal Celebrity Bear Hunt moment as TV star smashes into a cliff and another nearly drowns on Holly Willoughby's new Netflix show It all just hit the fan 7 Mia Goth as Elizabeth in the new Netflix adaptation of Frankenstein Credit: Woroner/Netflix 7 Jacob Elordi as The Creature Credit: Woroner/Netflix 7 Guillermo Del Toro gives Mary Shelley's classic a lavish new twist Credit: Woroner/Netflix Advertisement Looks like the new adaptation of Frankenstein has already got a big fan long before its aired on Netflix. Small wonder looking at the opulent treatment that's been given to Mary Shelley's classic novel by the visionary director Guillermo Del Toro. The drama, which drops this November sees hunky Jacob Elordi play the monster while Oscar Isaac is his creator Baron Frankenstein. Mia Goth plays Elizabeth Lavenza, the baron's beautiful fiancee. Advertisement Looking Goode for Dept Q return 7 Matthew Goode thinks a cut scene in Netflix's Dept Q could tease a second series Credit: Justin Downing/Netflix Netflix hit Dept Q could be set for a second series, that's if you believe a conspiracy theory cooked up by one of its stars. Matthew Goode, who plays DCI Carl Morck in the British crime thriller based on the books by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, says he clocked creator Scott Frank edit out a key scene at the last minute which revealed much-needed information on his character's past – which he thinks could be used in a future series. The Crown actor thinks the chopped out speech gave viewers a much-needed explanation about the mysterious dad-of-one and he believes it was purposely saved for a later date. Advertisement He explains: 'There was a speech in episode five which got taken out, I'm not going to say what [his last job was] in case Scott changes his mind or uses it for a second series, but it was perfect... he's taken out some of the information and I love that because he remains a mystery – there's ten books that could be done so hopefully we get to do at least a few of those.' He's not just a good on screen detective. This City never sleeps 7 Hit BBC One series This City Is Ours will be shot in Liverpool and Spain once again Credit: BBC Filming for the second run of drama This City Is Ours gets under way next month. Advertisement I can reveal the hit BBC One series, following the lives of the notorious Phelan family, will be shot in Liverpool and Spain once again. Its debut eight-episode run, which aired in March, attracted more than six million viewers and is the Beeb's most-watched new drama this year. Dubbed 'the Scouse Sopranos', due to its parallels with the hit Italian-American gangster drama, the series caused such a buzz one of its stars James Nelson-Joyce has been touted as a contender to be the next James Bond. But another of its cast members with a 007 connection, GoldenEye's Sean Bean, won't be returning in the follow-up as. Advertisement The veteran actor's character, Ronnie Phelan, was killed off in series one – the 25th on-screen death of the Sheffield actor's career. No wonder he's always grumpy. Claudia Doumit and Ellie De Lange are joining the cast of the second series of 3 Body Problem on Netflix. The fantasy series was a huge hit for the streaming giant when it debuted last year and a sequel was quickly in the pipeline. Advertisement Claudia and Ellie will play the characters of Captain Van Rijn and Ayla, respectively. The first season of the drama series spent 3 weeks at No.1 and 7 weeks on the Netflix Global Top 10, where it reached the top 10 in 93 countries. Danny's on hot streak 7 Danny Dyer shocked locals with a nude scene filmed on a real street for Sky comedy Mr Bigstuff Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Danny Dyer's nude scene in the new series of Mr Bigstuff gave an entire neighbourhood the willies. Advertisement That's because filming for the Sky Max comedy took place during Halloween on a real-life suburban street and according to creator and co-star Ryan Sampson, the sight of the former EastEnders star sprinting down a road with nothing but a sock on his manhood didn't go unnoticed. Speaking on The MashyCast podcast, Ryan said: 'I'd written this scene where Danny is running down a suburban street chasing someone so they said 'when we actually came to do this you're going to have to tell Danny that you're really doing this'; it's a real street, real people live there, it's not like a Hollywood film with a budget where we can CGI it all, he actually has to run down with just a little sock, well a reasonable sized sock, on his bits and pieces. 'I was so nervous, we had just one take because we were losing the light at the end of the day and I was waiting at the end of the street and there's a man going into his house and he goes 'sorry babe, I'm going to have to go because there's a man running down the street naked and I think it's Mick from EastEnders'. 'It was just unreal and it was on Halloween, so there were [people out].' Advertisement And they say full moons are rare on Fright Night.
The Sun
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Netflix axe huge reality show with all-star cast after just one series as it's branded ‘most expensive flop in years'
It was one of Netflix's most expensive flops – and now Battle Camp been axed after just one series. The celebrity challenge show, with a strong whiff of I'm a Celebrity, dropped on the streaming service in April but got a poor reception from critics and viewers alike. 7 Filmed on location in Mexico, the series featured names including Tony Castellanos, Shubham Goel and Gabi Butler and others from the streamer's various reality shows such as Too Hot to Handle, Love Is Blind and The Circle. But I can reveal that Netflix quickly took the decision to shelve a second season due to the lacklustre response and the huge costs involved in making the ten-parter. A TV insider said: 'There were so many individuals taking part in the show, with 18 contestants in total. The fact that they all charged a fee to take part and that it was filmed on location, made it unusually costly. Plus the format — set in a camp which was purpose-built from scratch for the show — relied on multiple challenges, each costing big money to set up. It was an expense Netflix would have been happy to shoulder, except it didn't meet their expectations. 'The hope was that it would create the sense of there being a 'Netflix reality universe', but most people who watched it didn't think the show was out of this world.' Fingers burned Netflix had already had their fingers burned in February when they screened Celebrity Bear Hunt, with Holly Willoughby and Bear Grylls, plus a string of celebrities, each getting paid for their time trying to survive the Costa Rican jungle. Like Battle Camp, the show cost millions to make but didn't make an impact when it dropped earlier this year and it was axed in June. Perhaps the streamer needs to come up with some original formats, rather than mash-ups of other shows. Watch brutal Celebrity Bear Hunt moment as TV star smashes into a cliff and another nearly drowns on Holly Willoughby's new Netflix show It all just hit the fan 7 7 7 Looks like the new adaptation of Frankenstein has already got a big fan long before its aired on Netflix. Small wonder looking at the opulent treatment that's been given to Mary Shelley's classic novel by the visionary director Guillermo Del Toro. The drama, which drops this November sees hunky Jacob Elordi play the monster while Oscar Isaac is his creator Baron Frankenstein. Mia Goth plays Elizabeth Lavenza, the baron's beautiful fiancee. Looking Goode for Dept Q return 7 Netflix hit Dept Q could be set for a second series, that's if you believe a conspiracy theory cooked up by one of its stars. Matthew Goode, who plays DCI Carl Morck in the British crime thriller based on the books by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, says he clocked creator Scott Frank edit out a key scene at the last minute which revealed much-needed information on his character's past – which he thinks could be used in a future series. The Crown actor thinks the chopped out speech gave viewers a much-needed explanation about the mysterious dad-of-one and he believes it was purposely saved for a later date. He explains: 'There was a speech in episode five which got taken out, I'm not going to say what [his last job was] in case Scott changes his mind or uses it for a second series, but it was perfect... he's taken out some of the information and I love that because he remains a mystery – there's ten books that could be done so hopefully we get to do at least a few of those.' He's not just a good on screen detective. This City never sleeps Filming for the second run of drama This City Is Ours gets under way next month. I can reveal the hit BBC One series, following the lives of the notorious Phelan family, will be shot in Liverpool and Spain once again. Its debut eight-episode run, which aired in March, attracted more than six million viewers and is the Beeb's most-watched new drama this year. Dubbed 'the Scouse Sopranos', due to its parallels with the hit Italian-American gangster drama, the series caused such a buzz one of its stars James Nelson-Joyce has been touted as a contender to be the next James Bond. But another of its cast members with a 007 connection, GoldenEye's Sean Bean, won't be returning in the follow-up as. The veteran actor's character, Ronnie Phelan, was killed off in series one – the 25th on-screen death of the Sheffield actor's career. No wonder he's always grumpy. Claudia Doumit and Ellie De Lange are joining the cast of the second series of 3 Body Problem on Netflix. The fantasy series was a huge hit for the streaming giant when it debuted last year and a sequel was quickly in the pipeline. Claudia and Ellie will play the characters of Captain Van Rijn and Ayla, respectively. The first season of the drama series spent 3 weeks at No.1 and 7 weeks on the Netflix Global Top 10, where it reached the top 10 in 93 countries. Danny's on hot streak Danny Dyer's nude scene in the new series of Mr Bigstuff gave an entire neighbourhood the willies. That's because filming for the Sky Max comedy took place during Halloween on a real-life suburban street and according to creator and co-star Ryan Sampson, the sight of the former EastEnders star sprinting down a road with nothing but a sock on his manhood didn't go unnoticed. Speaking on The MashyCast podcast, Ryan said: 'I'd written this scene where Danny is running down a suburban street chasing someone so they said 'when we actually came to do this you're going to have to tell Danny that you're really doing this'; it's a real street, real people live there, it's not like a Hollywood film with a budget where we can CGI it all, he actually has to run down with just a little sock, well a reasonable sized sock, on his bits and pieces. 'I was so nervous, we had just one take because we were losing the light at the end of the day and I was waiting at the end of the street and there's a man going into his house and he goes 'sorry babe, I'm going to have to go because there's a man running down the street naked and I think it's Mick from EastEnders'. 'It was just unreal and it was on Halloween, so there were [people out].' And they say full moons are rare on Fright Night.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jacob Elordi Is Completely Unrecognizable in Frankenstein
Originally appeared on E! Online is bringing one of pop culture's most famous monsters to life—literally. In the first look at Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Frankenstein movie, the Euphoria star transformed into the titular scientist's reanimated creation. With his disfigured face wrapped up in tatter rags, Elordi was barely recognizable as a creature fused together by Dr. Viktor Frankenstein (played by Oscar Isaac). And according del Toro , the 28-year-old was the "perfect actor" to take up the role after dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts. "We have a supernaturally good connection," the filmmaker told Vanity Fair in an interview published July 28. "It's like, very few words. Very few things I have to say, and he does it." Likewise, makeup artist Mike Hill couldn't be more thrilled with Elordi taking up the mantle. 'What attracted me to him was his gangliness and his wrists. It was this looseness,' Hill told the magazine. "I was like, 'I don't know who else you could get with a physicality like this.'" He continued of Elordi, "His demeanor is innocent, but it's encompassed in a six-foot-five frame. He could really do a lot of damage if this man really wanted to be a bad guy." But Elordi understands that he's proverbially standing on the shoulders of giants in this role. After all, past actors who've portrayed Frankenstein's monster includes Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Robert De Niro and Benedict Cumberbatch. "At first I thought, 'I'll stay away from this. I want to do my own thing,'" he said of visiting past portrayals of the monster. "And then I asked Guillermo, 'Should I watch the other Frankensteins?' And he goes, 'What the f--k do you mean?'" Reasoning that he didn't want to be "influenced" by other actors, Elordi recalled how de Toro assured him that his performance would not be affect. "He says, 'My friend, it's a movie, it can't f--king hurt you,'" Elordi added. "I went home, and I just binged them." Also starring Mia Goth, Charles Dance and Christoph Waltz, Frankenstein hits Netflix in November. For now, keep reading for more dramatic onscreen transformations... More from E! Online Goldie Hawn's Granddaughter Rio Is Her Mini-Me in Rare Red Carpet Appearance Bryan Kohberger's Fellow Inmate Details His Unusual Behavior in Jail How Gwyneth Paltrow Reacted to Ex Brad Pitt's Marriage to Jennifer Aniston He continued of Elordi, "His demeanor is innocent, but it's encompassed in a six-foot-five frame. He could really do a lot of damage if this man really wanted to be a bad guy." But Elordi understands that he's proverbially standing on the shoulders of giants in this role. After all, past actors who've portrayed Frankenstein's monster includes Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, and Benedict Cumberbatch. "At first I thought, 'I'll stay away from this. I want to do my own thing,'" he said of visiting past portrayals of the monster. "And then I asked Guillermo, 'Should I watch the other Frankensteins?' And he goes, 'What the f--k do you mean?'" Reasoning that he didn't want to be "influenced" by other actors, Elordi recalled how de Toro assured him that his performance would not be affected. "He says, 'My friend, it's a movie, it can't f--king hurt you,'" Elordi added. "I went home, and I just binged them." Also starring Mia Goth, Charles Dance and Christoph Waltz, Frankenstein hits Netflix in November. For now, keep reading for more dramatic onscreen transformations... Christian Bale, American Hustle & ViceGlenn Close, Hillbilly ElegySebastian Stan, The ApprenticeAndra Day, The United States vs Billie HolidayCillian Murphy, OppenheimerCharlize Theron, MonsterJoaquin Phoenix, The JokerNicole Kidman, The HoursTom Hanks, PhiladelphiaRenee Zellwegger, JudyMargot Robbie, I, TonyaMatthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers ClubHeath Ledger in The Dark KnightHilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry & Million Dollar BabyGary Oldman, Darkest HourNatalie Portman, Black SwanJared Leto, Dallas Buyers ClubBrie Larson, RoomRooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App Solve the daily Crossword
Gizmodo
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Guillermo del Toro's ‘Frankenstein' Looks Absolutely Stunning
When Guillermo del Toro finally got the chance to make his dream project, an adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, you just knew it was going to be beautiful. Del Toro's films are known for a lot of things, and sumptuous production design and costumes are right near the top of the list. So, it almost goes without saying that a group of new images from the film are stunning, but these almost go beyond that. First revealed in an article by Vanity Fair and then released by Netflix, 10 new images from Frankenstein show characters, scenes, and interpretations that were previously kept secret. Here they are, all at once, and we can discuss a few of them in more detail below. Clearly, we could write tomes on the beauty of each of these images. The costumes, the sets, the locations. Each one is also framed in an interesting way that helps tell a story. But, we won't do that. What we will do, though, is fill in a few questions about who's who in these photos. Del Toro himself is just in that first image, along with Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein. We see Victor in his lab in a later photo, too. The photo on the steps is of Victor as a child with his mother, and a little later, you see Victor again (played at a younger age by Christian Convery) with his father, played by Charles Dance. The photo of someone holding a photo is, indeed, Elordi's monster, who we see covered in a cloak further down. Mia Goth plays Elizabeth, Victor's soon-to-be sister-in-law, who both he and the monster become infatuated with. The second photo of Goth is with her fiancé, Victor's brother William Frankenstein, played by Felix Kammerer. That leaves the man in the top hat, an arms dealer played by Christoph Waltz, and that mysterious photo among the flowers. That's Sofia Galasso and David Bradley as a little girl and a blind man who are in the original book. What does it all mean? We'll find out in November when Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein comes to Netflix. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
