After months of rumors, it has been officially confirmed that Guillermo del Toro’s next project will be a movie. live action based on Frankenstein for the platform streaming Netflix.
In accordance with Deadlinethe filmmaker from Guadalajara is still working on the script, but he has already met with three first-rate stars to star in it: Andrew Garfield (Tick, tick… Boom!, The amazing Spiderman), oscar isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis: Ballad of a Common Man, moonlight) and mia goth (x, Pearl). Their sources clarify that while none of the actors have received formal offers yet, each of them is fully on board to star in it.
The movie of Frankenstein It is part of the Oscar winner’s multi-year contract with Netflix, in which he has several productions in different stages of development.
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Guillermo del Toro has always wanted to make a film inspired by the iconic Mary Shelley and has spent years developing this film project of Frankenstein. At the moment, it is unknown if the Mexican director’s version would be a period film or if it will be adapted to modern times. It is also unknown who exactly would play Doctor Frankenstein and his creation, but it is believed that Goth would play Doctor Frankenstein’s love interest.
This information was first reported on the site What’s on Netflix in December 2022. And the acclaimed filmmaker has not hidden that he was preparing to work on a “monster” film after pinocchio. This was what he commented on the Awards Circuit podcast in Variety at the end of last year:
“Well, I’m working on a monster movie. I can’t say the title because it may change, and I could end up doing something else. But right now, I’m writing and designing. And we have done it for the last two years. Hopefully it will be my next [película]But anything can happen.”
Del Toro comes from becoming the first filmmaker in Oscar history to win statuettes for Best Picture, Directing and Animated Feature. The first two golden statuettes were obtained by the shape of water and the third one arrived last weekend thanks to Pinocchio.
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