Guillermo del Toro’sFrankensteinmovie adaptation is one of the most exciting 2025 films that has yet to be released, and it really needs to continue one trend that the director’s previous films have relied on. Guillermo del Toro has become known for his monster movies that feel like fairy tales, and whileFrankensteinhas been adapted to movies many times before, del Toro is the perfect filmmaker to offer a new take.
After havingpreviously worked with Netflix onGuillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, del Toro is reuniting with the streaming service to again adapt a classic story. This time,del Toro is set to offer a direct adaptation of Marie Shelley’s original novel, although the film will undoubtedly have some signature del Toro twists.
2025’sFrankensteinwill star Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankensteinand Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster, with theFrankensteinsupporting cast being made up of Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Ineson, and more. Details onFrankensteinare still slim, but hopefully del Toro is continuing this career trend in the film.
Guillermo Del Toro Needs To Rely On Practical Effects To Create Frankenstein’s Monster
Like Most Of Del Toro’s Other Movies
ForGuillermo del Toro’sFrankensteinmovie to work, it really needs to rely on practical effects to create Frankenstein’s monster. Del Toro has become known for his monsters, and Frankenstein’s monster is really the only creature in the story. Thus, del Toro has to get him right, and the design of the monster has yet to be seen.
The Shape of Water,Pan’s Labyrinth, theHellboymovies, and more have proven thatdel Toro excels when he can create monsters that rely on practical effects. Each of these movies features practical monsters that are far less grounded than the humanoid Frankenstein’s monster, so it shouldn’t be hard for del Toro to capture Jacob Elordi’s creature in-camera.
Whilemany of del Toro’s monstersare supplemented with CGI, the creatures are mostly practical, and Elordi’s monster can be built the same way. Focusing mostly on practical makeup is the way to go, and any gore or more complicated bits can be touched up with computer effects in post.
Del Toro almost never has fully-CGI main characters, withPacific Rimbeing the one major exception. So, it is safe to assume thatFrankensteinwill also rely on practical effects. If it doesn’t, however, this will be incredibly disappointing, robbingFrankensteinof the magic that makes Guillermo del Toro’s other movies so great.
