Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’: Everything To Know About Netflix Monster Movie

Director Guillermo del Toro unveiled the first trailer for his version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at Netflix TUDUM 2025 on Saturday evening. Here’s what we know so far about the film.

As his films Cronos, Hellboy and its sequel, Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water have demonstrated, del Toro has long shown his passion for monsters and mystical creatures. In fact, the Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water — which earned del Toro Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture as one of the film’s producers — was an ode to the famed Universal Studios monster movie The Creature from the Black Lagoon.

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Like the Universal monster movies, del Toro’s movies have skewed more toward sympathetic creatures rather than horrifying beings and it appears that his take on Frankenstein will keep in that tradition as it relates to the Monster.

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Discussing his approach to Frankenstein at the Cannes Film Festival in the South of France earlier this month, del Toro, in conversation with the film’s composer Alexandre Desplat, said (via Variety), “Somebody asked me the other day, does it have really scary scenes? For the first time, I considered that. It’s an emotional story for me. It’s as personal as anything. I’m asking a question about being a father, being a sonv… I’m not doing a horror movie — ever. I’m not trying to do that.”

When Will Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Be Released?

Netflix previously announced that Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will be released in November, but the streamer did not give a specific release date nor was it annouced at Netflix TUDUM 2025 on Saturday.

Who Stars In Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’?

Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, while Mia Goth stars as his fiancée, Elizabeth Lavenza. Jacob Elordi also stars as Frankenstein’s Monster.

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The cast of Frankenstein also includes Christoph Waltz, Ralph Ineson, Charles Dance, Burn Gorman, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Christian Convery and Charles Dance.

What is not known is whether the film will feature the famed movie monster The Bride of Frankenstein and if so, who will play her. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s upcoming monster movie The Bride in 2026 will feature not on the title character (Jessie Buckley) but Frankenstein’s Monster (Christian Bale).

The first teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein at Netflix TUDUM 2025 on Saturday evening.

When Will Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Be Released?

Netflix previously announced that Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will be released in November, but the streamer did not give a specific release date. In all likelihood, the film’s release date will be revealed at Netflix TUDUM 2025 on Saturday.

Will Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Play In Theaters?

Since the release of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is in November, Netflix appears to be positioning the film for an awards season run.

As such, expect Netflix to give the film a qualifying theatrical run for the Oscars and other awards season bodies. After that, the film will premiere exclusively on Netflix.

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Netflix previously gave the director’s stop-motion animated film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, a theatrical run before it premiered on Netflix. The film went on to earn the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the Academy Awards in 2023.

Note: Refresh this page for updates after the presentation for Guillermo Del Toro’s “Frankenstein” at Netflix TUDUM 2025 to see the film’s trailer and other information about the film.

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