New FRANKENSTEIN Teaser Offers a Great Look at Jacob Elordi’s Tragic Creature
Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited take on Frankenstein has finally stepped out of the shadows with a brand-new teaser, offering the clearest look yet at Jacob Elordi as the iconic Creature.
Following the release of character portraits that gave fans their first full glimpse at Elordi’s chilling transformation, this latest social media spot unveils fresh footage that captures both the horror and heartbreak of the story’s tragic creation.
The teaser opens with the haunting line, “All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things!”
In contrast to the lumbering, square-headed image popularized by Boris Karloff’s 1931 portrayal, this version of the Monster leans closer to Shelley’s description as a being that is both unnervingly human and profoundly alien.
The new footage shows a Creature that is sorrowful and self-aware rather than purely monstrous, embodying the inner torment that lies at the heart of Shelley’s novel.
Elordi recently opened up about his transformation and the physical journey of becoming the Monster. “There’s so many different layers to the costume. When he’s born, he’s wearing nearly nothing. His chest is open and his head is high. Then, as he starts to experience pain, as we do as a teenager, he starts to hunch his shoulders. And as an adult, he closes off.”
He went on to describe the immersive process of filming under del Toro’s meticulous direction. “You throw time away when you make a film like this. I stopped having a clock, and I would just wait till the SUV arrived. That meant it was time to go. I didn’t do breakfast, lunch or dinner, or think in terms of morning, afternoon, night. It was just one time.”
In Frankenstein, Oscar Isaac plays Victor, the brilliant but arrogant scientist who creates life only to destroy it through his own obsession and guilt. The dynamic between Isaac’s tortured creator and Elordi’s wounded creation looks to be the emotional core of del Toro’s adaptation.
For del Toro, this film represents something deeply personal. “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.”
Frankenstein is currently playing in select theaters for a limited run before its global debut on Netflix on November 7.
Check out the new teaser below.