Overview
- The film is playing an expanded limited engagement following its Oct. 17 theatrical start, with a confirmed global Netflix debut on Nov. 7.
- Insight Editions released a 334-page art and making-of book on Oct. 28 featuring set access, interviews, storyboards, and del Toro’s developmental sketches.
- Jacob Elordi took over the role of the Creature from Andrew Garfield, with a nine-week redesign and an intensive process using 42 prosthetic pieces and up to 10-hour applications.
- Critics praise the production design, cinematography, and score, with NME awarding four stars and urging audiences to experience the film’s craft on the big screen.
- Ancillary releases are queued up, including a Netflix behind-the-scenes documentary on Nov. 21 and a hardcover screenplay on Nov. 25, with awards-season positioning continuing.