US EditionGuillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to Premiere at Venice with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi
Guillermo del Toro's long-awaited adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel stars Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi and is poised as a major awards contender, Netflix announced.
- Guillermo del Toro's film adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein had its world premiere on August 30, 2025, during the opening of the Venice Film Festival, featuring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi in leading roles.
- Del Toro has pursued this project for decades, calling it the culmination of a lifelong journey inspired by questions about humanity and monsters as a belief system.
- The film depicts brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein creating a creature in a monstrous experiment, with Elordi committing fully to the role despite daily ten-hour makeup sessions.
- Netflix produced the big-budget gothic spectacle, planning a limited theatrical release on October 17 and streaming on November 7, 2025.
- The premiere coincided with planned anti-war protests against Israel's siege of Gaza near the festival, supported by an open letter signed by over 2,000 film professionals urging the festival to speak out.
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Del Toro delivers his monster, 'Frankenstein', at Venice
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro gave birth to another monster Saturday, his big-budget "Frankenstein" movie, joking that the effort had left him worn out as his creation got its world premiere in Venice.
'Frankenstein' starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, the cast also features Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and Felix Kammerer
The filmmaker fell in love with the story created by Mary Shelley at the age of seven and since then he has wanted to shoot a version. Netflix has allowed it and the Venice Festival has projected itEverything about the Venice Festival - Julia Roberts ignites the debate in Venice with an intelligent and provocative thriller post Me Too Guillermo del Toro's cinema is a cinema populated with monsters. One where, moreover, they are not the bad ones,…
Guillermo Del Toro and Jacob Elordi Break Down in Tears as ‘Frankenstein’ Wows Venice Film Festival With 14-Minute Standing Ovation
The ’Frankenstein’ auteur was joined on the Lido by his stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Mia Goth and others for Saturday’s premiere.
Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi Shed Tears as Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Brings Venice to Life With Monstrous 13-Minute Ovation
Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein," starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, enchanted Venice Film Festival on Saturday night with a standing ovation.
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