Netflix trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein with Oscar Isaac wows fans
‘My jaw was on the floor,’ writes one of millions who saw trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley novel with Oscar Isaac
Even as Netflix teased the long-awaited final seasons of Stranger Things and Squid Game, fans appeared to be also transfixed by the trailer of the streaming platform’s upcoming Guillermo del Toro film Frankenstein.
Watched some 3 million times on YouTube within hours of its release at the weekend, the trailer prompted much excitement among fans, but also some fears that the adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel might not get a cinematic release.
The scientist Dr Frankenstein is played by Oscar Isaac, while his creature made up of corpse parts is embodied by Saltburn star Jacob Elordi. The trailer suggests that the Mexican director is interested in both powerful imagery and telling an emotional, intimate story.
“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,” Netflix writes.