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Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Elordi is the monster in
this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, which del Toro
has been dreaming about making for decades.
“It’s the movie that I’ve been in training for 30 years to do,”
del Toro told The Associated Press recently.
There may be some disruption outside of the red carpet, however,
as an anti-war march is planned to take place that evening,
ending near the festival. Organizers hope to turn the spotlight
to Gaza.
The last time del Toro was at Venice was with “The Shape of
Water” in 2017, which won the festival’s top prize that year
before going on to pick up the best picture and best director
Oscar in 2018. Netflix does not yet have a best picture winner
in their arsenal, but is betting big on “Frankenstein.” Del
Toro’s last film, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” won the
streamer its first best animated film Oscar.
Like “The Shape of Water,” “Frankenstein” is up for the big
awards at Venice, where it will be competing with films like
Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Bugonia,”Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of
Dynamite,” Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” and Kaouther Ben
Hania’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab.” Winners will be announced by
the Alexander Payne-led jury on Sept. 6.
Netflix plans to release “Frankenstein” in theaters on Oct. 17
before it comes to streaming Nov. 7.
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