Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Trailer Is Finally Here (And It’s Freakier Than We Ever Imagined)

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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is shaping up to be one of the most eagerly awaited movies of the year for fans. This new take on Mary Shelley’s famous novel has been a passion project for del Toro since the early 2000s, and Netflix officially joined the production in 2023. It was revealed earlier in the year that the film would finally premiere in theaters on October 17th, followed by its release on Netflix on November 7th. With the theatrical debut just weeks away, the first official trailer has now been released.

This trailer provides the most detailed preview of Frankenstein we’ve seen so far, and it arrives four months after the initial footage was released. During Netflix’s TUDUM event in August, the streaming service gave us a first, unsettling look at Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein attempting to bring life to the deceased, but this new, complete trailer adds even more to the story. You can watch it below.

Del Toro’s Frankenstein’s Monster Will Be Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before

As a fan, one of the things I really love about Guillermo del Toro’s films is how he brings such a distinct and personal vision to everything he does – it’s visible even in the smallest details. With Frankenstein, the monster – played by Jacob Elordi – looks more like a work of art than I’ve seen before in other versions. And actually, del Toro has said himself that this is exactly how he’s always imagined the character – truly beautiful and haunting. It’s so cool to see his vision finally come to life, and it’s a testament to his dedication to detail and artistic integrity.

This visually appealing method will definitely offer movie fans a new perspective on this well-known character and story, which has been reimagined many times since Mary Shelley’s novel was originally released in 1818.

Guillermo del Toro has said that when he began designing the creature in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he deliberately avoided symmetrical scars, stitches, or surgical clamps. He told Variety he envisioned the creature as resembling a jigsaw puzzle, aiming for a beautiful, almost newborn appearance. He felt many depictions of Frankenstein present him as simply looking like someone who’d been in an accident. Del Toro believed that Victor Frankenstein is both an artist and a surgeon, so the creature’s cuts needed to be aesthetically pleasing. He often pictured the creature as being made of alabaster. He also questioned why Victor would use parts from numerous bodies instead of, for example, reviving someone who had died of a heart attack. His solution was to imagine the bodies coming from a battlefield, requiring Victor to find a way to assemble them into a cohesive whole.

Frankenstein opens in theaters October 17

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2025-10-01 16:41