Netflix Unveils Proper Look at Jacob Elordi as The Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN
Netflix has revealed Jacob Elordi’s haunting transformation in Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated adaptation of Frankenstein.
The film is currently playing in select theaters ahead of its Netflix debut on November 7, giving fans a first glimpse of the tragic creation brought to life in del Toro’s gothic vision.
Until now, we’ve only caught shadowy glimpses of The Creature in trailers and behind-the-scenes teasers. But this newly released portrait offers the clearest look yet at Elordi’s full character design, and it’s strikingly different from what we’ve come to expect.
Instead of the hulking, square-headed version made famous by Boris Karloff, del Toro’s interpretation brings the design closer to Mary Shelley’s original description.
Prosthetics artist Mike Hill described the creative process in an interview with Variety, saying: "What we were trying to do was almost put the inside of a human body up on the outside for all to see. That’s why the veins are shown as clear as they are.
“You see the patterns where Victor’s taken this apart and put it back on and decided that’s wrong. So he’s making a man for the first time, so he’s not getting entirely correct on the first go. There are a few patchworks, a few mistakes, and this is what this body’s showing. We created this body."
Hill went on to add: "So you can literally see him bolting the leg together and extending this man to make him taller than an average human. What we decided is, if you were going to create a man, you wouldn’t go and get 10 bodies and someone together, what’s the point?
"You’d get the very best body you can get. And then say, ‘Okay, his hand is damaged in the war, so we have to replace the hand, his foot’s damaged. We have to replace it.’"
That meticulous attention to physical storytelling perfectly matches del Toro’s signature blend of empathy and horror. His Frankenstein centers on a brilliant but obsessive scientist (Oscar Isaac) whose experiment to create life from death spirals into tragedy for both man and monster.
When the project was first announced, del Toro reflected on how personal this story has always been for him, saying:
“This film concludes a quest that started at age 7, when I saw James Whale’s Frankenstein films for the first time. I felt the jolt of recognition in that seminal moment: Gothic horror became my church, and Boris Karloff my Messiah.”
If this first full look is any indication, del Toro’s Frankenstein promises to be a stunningly crafted, emotionally charged reimagining of a classic tale, one that explores not just what it means to create life, but what it means to be human.
Fans can check out the image of Elordi’s Creature now, along with portraits of the film’s other main characters, before the movie hits Netflix on November 7.