Overview
- Guillermo del Toro hosted a red carpet, special screening and Q&A at Mexico City’s Colegio de San Ildefonso with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos participating.
- Following a limited run in select cultural venues since Oct. 23, the film debuts globally on Netflix on Nov. 7.
- Oscar Isaac portrays Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi plays the creature, as del Toro emphasizes artisanal, practical craft over heavy digital effects.
- The film premiered at Venice to strong response, with reports of a lengthy standing ovation, and it is set to receive the Sloan Science in Cinema honor on Nov. 12 in San Francisco.
- Coverage continues to report that Andrew Garfield exited the project due to scheduling conflicts linked to strike-related delays, after months of creature design work by artist Mike Hill originally tailored to him.