Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein Reveals Jacob Elordi's Monster Ahead October Netflix Release

Guillermo del Toro's upcoming adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein offers a bold and unsettling reimagining of the Monster, played by Jacob Elordi. The new promotional poster reveals the creature's grotesque design, featuring mismatched, stitched-together skin, exposed raw tendons on the hand, and a red eye beneath long hair, which contrasts with a gothic, almost romantic hero aesthetic. Del Toro describes the Monster as both "staggeringly beautiful" and "otherworldly," with pale, translucent skin reflecting its composite origins from multiple corpses. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein, the scientist who creates the creature, and Christoph Waltz as Dr. Pretorious, who pursues the Monster decades later. Praised for its artistic ambition, the movie premiered at major film festivals to positive reviews, with critics highlighting Elordi's powerful performance beneath heavy prosthetics. Set for a limited theatrical release followed by streaming on Netflix, this project marks a long-awaited realization of del Toro's vision, after earlier attempts with different studios and cast members.