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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.
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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...
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