Guillermo del Toro’s long-gestating Frankenstein movie, starring Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his Creature, will premiere this November on Netflix.
The hooded shape on the Toronto ship set below is the 6′ 5″ tall Jacob Elordi’s Creature.
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Frankenstein filmed, under the working title Prodigal Father, in Toronto and Scotland last year.
We first saw Frankenstein’s giant outdoor ship at CineSpace Studios Marine Terminal near Cherry Beach in Toronto in early 2024 in the background of a Guillermo del Toro post.
And Toronto photographer Andrew Thomas shared some images of the set.
I’m doing Frankenstein. We’re working on it, we start shooting on it in [March]. It’s a movie I’ve been wanting to do for 50 years since I saw the first Frankenstein and I had an epiphany and is basically a movie that requires a lot of growth and a lot of tools that I couldn’t have done 10 years ago, 20 years ago and now I’m brave or crazy enough or something and we’re going to tackle it. — Guillermo del Toro to Collider.
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Ahead of production, the Oscar-winning director gathered most of his Frankenstein cast — Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and Charles Dance — at Pai restaurant in Toronto.
Production was delayed two weeks but began in early March.
Some weeks later, the 6′ 5″ tall Jacob Elordi (replacing Andrew Garfield who had a scheduling conflict) joined the director and co-star Mia Goth for another dinner at Pai restaurant.
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Frankenstein wrapped its four-month shoot in Toronto last July and then headed to Scotland to shoot exteriors.
Oscar Isaac’s Frankenstein In Scotland:
We’re filming Frankenstein . . . It’s everything I hoped it would be and more. It’s been such an extraordinary experience. — Mia Goth to Empire Film podcast.
Frankenstein
Working title: PRODIGAL FATHER.
Writer/Director: Guillermo del Toro.
Toronto filming dates: March 04 2024 – July 05 2024.
Scotland shoot: July 2024 – October 2024.
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Charles Dance, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley.
Toronto soundstages: Cinespace Toronto.