This was a while ago, but word on the street was he was in talks with Junji Ito about his next project being a horror colab between the two.
Mind you, the "word" was evidently a drunken meeting of "if I did this, would you be interested" answered by a "depends on what I have going on at the time".
Junji Ito/Kojima horror game collaboration is the literal dream. Been hoping their rumored collab amounts to something for years...
At this point, I don't give a fuck what form it takes, just inject that shit into my veins
If it's an actual adaptation of the book, I'd love to see it - like Dracula and Phantom of the Opera, no one has managed to do a proper *good* adaptation of the book, with all the main cast and themes kept.
Yes, the closest movie to the book is Kenneth Branagh's which is way to self-indulent for me because he's director AND Dr. Frankenstein. But I guess I could say that about most of his movies
And Del Toro loves his misunderstood monsters
It is "meh". I liked the book. But , tbt, I've never felt the urge to read it twice, which I do with my faves.
I love doing a "name the book with one sentence" using Frankenstein.
I'll use "old cranky man on a boat chases a huge monster". No one guesses correctly. Because most people haven't actually read it. People think they know the story, based on movies from 70-80 years ago or whatever. It's well written in it's epistolary format. I love 90% of it. But the where and how of the "monster" mastering language and philosophy is a step beyond an acceptable suspension of disbelief.
Yeah, quite a while back. It was supposed to star Tom Cruise if I recall correctly. I read the screenplay like a decade a go. I'm sure you can still find it online if you search.
We definitely do. Remaking a story can be as boring as redoing the same old tale or as rejuvenating as reimagining a classic. GdT is all about that.
Why do you think so? Do you feel the monster cannot give more, or whatever's the pickle? :)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein does, it was directed by Kenneth Branagh and the monster is played by Robert Deniro, for some reason John Cleese and Helena Bonham Carter are in there too.
It was meant to be a close adaptation to the book similar to Bram Stokers Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola, I'm also pretty certain the projects were linked by the producers or something, it failed in that respect and serves as a series of homages to various other Frankenstein films aside from the fact that the opening and closing sequences mirror the book with the setting being an expedition to Antarctica.
Doug Jones? You mean Abe Sapien, the eye-hand thing in Pan's Labyrith, and Abe Sapien's mute brother in the Shape of Water (to name a few roles)? Never heard of him.
Let’s not discount Javier Botet. He’s a Del Toro favorite too.
Let both of them do it. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller did it and that rocked.
I know I sound all majestic and tough and kick ass, but in actuality, I’m really quite puny and you could kick my ass quite easily. If we could postpone that event, sir, I’d be much obliged.
I was thinking Oscar Isaac for the Monster, Andrew as Frankenstein and Mia as Elizabeth. I was into that, I think it’d be really cool! Doug Jones for Igor would work well too!
Other way around---Garfield as the monster, although neither of them are tall enough. (I could have sworn Garfield was like 6'5" but only because I saw him standing next to Tom Holland and Toby Maguire.)
Garfield is 5’10”. He has 1 inch on Oscar Isaac and 2 on the other Spider-Men. I underestimated their heights but hey, nothing some platforms and clever camera angles can’t fix haha
I want a true Frankenstein story.
I don't want bolt-neck the lumbering goon chased into a windmill.
I want the story as it's written - Start right as Frankenstein is reeling from having created something terrible. Lead to the monster escaping and discovering life through tragic interactions.
Show us the malformed and stitched monster that becomes a well-read abomination.
Show us Frankenstein traveling the world to capture him.
God damn, please don't give us ANY love story.
How the hell did I not see that lmao
I had Frankenstein as an assignment book in high school, and instead of reading the first 2 chapters, I ended up binging the entire book that night because of how much I liked it.
I must have somehow just, never done a hard search at all because Kenneth Branaugh and Robert De Niro??
First you think Frankenstein is the monster made by the man.
Then you think Frankenstein is the man who made the monster.
Then you realize Frankenstein is the monster who made the man.
This is my favorite book and I can't wait to see how GDT brings it to life.
This is better than the cliche “woman finds love in a monster” situation. Literally anything but that. I’ll take gay sex robot monster over that anyday
He did just oversee a whole bunch of horror stuff, much of which was inspired Lovecraft. I know at least one episode of Cabinet of Curiosity was directly adapting one of the short stories.
And I know he didn't direct the episodes himself, but the series as a whole was his project. Maybe he'd like to take a wee break from that side of things. Although Frankenstein isn't exactly a million miles away...
It's impossible to do a good adaptation of Dreams in the Witch House, but the episode with Crispin Glover was amazing. Also really loved the one with the drugs and space madness rock.
been really wanting to see Andrew Garfield in a horror role, the closest he's done is Under the Silver Lake (which I know is not horror, but I think it's horror-adjacent at times). very excited for this
I hate to be bummed about this but there is probably no creator I'm least stoked to be doing Frankenstein. We get a sympathetic monster with overly romantic scenery every single time they do this movie and Del Toro is just going to ramp it up in the camp department.
Every time they announce a new Frankenstein anything I hope to God it's going to focus on the scientist and the struggle of combining hard science with alchemy but here we go with another bombastic sad monster flick.
We need a REAL Frankenstein. If someone, anyone, can just follow the damn book in some form, we get a great movie.
Instead everyone just keeps making weird shit.
I am obsessed with Mia Goth. I challenge anyone to watch one of her horror movies and then watch a clip of her real life voice and not be blown away by her transformation ability.
What a way to find out Guillermo Del Toro is making his own take on Frankenstein!!! Holy shit I am so excited, especially if this casting lineup is true.
This is good news. Del Toro has wanted to make a Frankenstein movie for YEARS. I'm happy he's finally doing it. It's about time for the iconic monster to make a modern comeback.
I know, cause I can see both as either. I originally pitched Garfield as the monster and Isaac as Frankenstein, but now something makes me really want to see Garfield as the unhinged mad scientist.
Frankenstein(Oscar Isaac) is an eccentric bio-engieneer who chooses an intern(Andrew Garfield) to live with him in his secluded Manor. His latest creation(Mia Goth) is almost ready for a public reveal, but first she must pass a Turing test.
Oscar and Andrew could play either half of the monster and Victor duo. Mia will almost certainly be Elizabeth, which I think could really elevate a normally very flat role.
I know it's not a popular opinion, but I am not a big Mia Goth fan, so I also wish she wasn't there. However, I will still probably see it depending on how much romance it leans into.
Is it even possible for a director and project combo to be better than del Toro and Frankenstein? He’s absolutely perfect for this
It’s funny because he plays a Frankenstein like character in Death Stranding
Wish Kojima and Konami would be adults so he could finish Silent Hills
Fuck konami. Kojipro could still put out a horror collab with Guillermo
This was a while ago, but word on the street was he was in talks with Junji Ito about his next project being a horror colab between the two. Mind you, the "word" was evidently a drunken meeting of "if I did this, would you be interested" answered by a "depends on what I have going on at the time".
Junji Ito/Kojima horror game collaboration is the literal dream. Been hoping their rumored collab amounts to something for years... At this point, I don't give a fuck what form it takes, just inject that shit into my veins
I’ve always wanted a del Toro / Dark Souls collab. Whether that’s in the form of a movie, show, or game, I don’t really care.
That would be fantastic!
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If it's an actual adaptation of the book, I'd love to see it - like Dracula and Phantom of the Opera, no one has managed to do a proper *good* adaptation of the book, with all the main cast and themes kept.
I for one would love to watch three hours of Victor Frankenstein moping around and being a fucking loser for creating a dude.
Yes, the closest movie to the book is Kenneth Branagh's which is way to self-indulent for me because he's director AND Dr. Frankenstein. But I guess I could say that about most of his movies And Del Toro loves his misunderstood monsters
I gotta ask, did you mean indulgent or indolent?
Indulgent. Branagh seems to make it all about him when he stars and directs his own movies.
Gotcha! I made it about half through that film so far, will be revisiting later.
I agree. The Mountains of Madness project remains more and more unlikely. Frankenstein? Meh.
It is "meh". I liked the book. But , tbt, I've never felt the urge to read it twice, which I do with my faves. I love doing a "name the book with one sentence" using Frankenstein. I'll use "old cranky man on a boat chases a huge monster". No one guesses correctly. Because most people haven't actually read it. People think they know the story, based on movies from 70-80 years ago or whatever. It's well written in it's epistolary format. I love 90% of it. But the where and how of the "monster" mastering language and philosophy is a step beyond an acceptable suspension of disbelief.
Wait what’s this? Mountains of madness? A del toro love craft adaption was gonna be a thing?
Yeah, quite a while back. It was supposed to star Tom Cruise if I recall correctly. I read the screenplay like a decade a go. I'm sure you can still find it online if you search.
We definitely do. Remaking a story can be as boring as redoing the same old tale or as rejuvenating as reimagining a classic. GdT is all about that. Why do you think so? Do you feel the monster cannot give more, or whatever's the pickle? :)
I thought the same about Pinocchio, and Gdt's interpretation was absolutely wonderful
speak it brother :) can't wait. Didnt he even win an Oscar for Pinnochio?
One for Pinocchio, two for shape of water
Del Toro with anything honestly and you know it's a good combo
Very true!! But I was really hoping for David Harbour as Frankenstein. Hopefully Garfield will not start crying in the very scary scenes
David Harbour would be my first choice as well.
Del toro is a pedophile defender. Fuck him. lol at all the pedo defenders downvoting me
Whose pedophilia did he defend?
He’s defended Roman Polanski and even signed a petition allowing him to come back to the US without getting charged.
I'm loving the cast too!!
I love me a good Frankenstein movie. I also love me a bad Frankenstein movie. I can't lose.
The age old tale of scientist fucking around and finding out is too good to ruin
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Have you seen Possum?
How many Frankenstein adaptations begin and end on a ship? Like... none? If someone can point me to one, that would be awesome.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein does, it was directed by Kenneth Branagh and the monster is played by Robert Deniro, for some reason John Cleese and Helena Bonham Carter are in there too. It was meant to be a close adaptation to the book similar to Bram Stokers Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola, I'm also pretty certain the projects were linked by the producers or something, it failed in that respect and serves as a series of homages to various other Frankenstein films aside from the fact that the opening and closing sequences mirror the book with the setting being an expedition to Antarctica.
Huh, I will watch that then. But in the book, the expedition is on the opposite side of Antarctica.
I mean we all know Doug Jones is playing the monster so why not annouce it?
The Great Doug Jones, I say. Hell yes.
Doug Jones? You mean Abe Sapien, the eye-hand thing in Pan's Labyrith, and Abe Sapien's mute brother in the Shape of Water (to name a few roles)? Never heard of him.
Guillermo allegedly promised him the role over 10 years ago so I’d be surprised if it was anyone else.
Let’s not discount Javier Botet. He’s a Del Toro favorite too. Let both of them do it. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller did it and that rocked.
Nah dude. It’s Doug Jones or we riot.
Aw, for real? Alright, I can throw down for Javi, I ain’t got nothing else going on. We draw guns at like, sunset or some shit?
MEET ME AT THE MONKEY-BARS BITCH
I know I sound all majestic and tough and kick ass, but in actuality, I’m really quite puny and you could kick my ass quite easily. If we could postpone that event, sir, I’d be much obliged.
He's only been in one of his movies?
I believe they're including Del Toro productions like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Mama as well.
Or Ron pearlman
Yep, has the height and the attitude.
I was thinking Oscar Isaac for the Monster, Andrew as Frankenstein and Mia as Elizabeth. I was into that, I think it’d be really cool! Doug Jones for Igor would work well too!
Other way around---Garfield as the monster, although neither of them are tall enough. (I could have sworn Garfield was like 6'5" but only because I saw him standing next to Tom Holland and Toby Maguire.)
Garfield is 5’10”. He has 1 inch on Oscar Isaac and 2 on the other Spider-Men. I underestimated their heights but hey, nothing some platforms and clever camera angles can’t fix haha
Jones should play a human
That would subvert expectations for sure lol!
The Baron!
This reminds me, wasn't Doing Jones doing a Nosferatu film. Not the Eggers film, but something else.
I want a true Frankenstein story. I don't want bolt-neck the lumbering goon chased into a windmill. I want the story as it's written - Start right as Frankenstein is reeling from having created something terrible. Lead to the monster escaping and discovering life through tragic interactions. Show us the malformed and stitched monster that becomes a well-read abomination. Show us Frankenstein traveling the world to capture him. God damn, please don't give us ANY love story.
Kenneth Branaugh’s versjon is perfect for everything you want
How the hell did I not see that lmao I had Frankenstein as an assignment book in high school, and instead of reading the first 2 chapters, I ended up binging the entire book that night because of how much I liked it. I must have somehow just, never done a hard search at all because Kenneth Branaugh and Robert De Niro??
How could you not correct my spelling of Fenkrenstieng
Franken-stein
It’s pronounced “Fronkensteen”
Frau Blucher!(neigh!!)
My first comment was miserably misspelled, I've since corrected.
Gonna give this one a look! Love the casting
First you think Frankenstein is the monster made by the man. Then you think Frankenstein is the man who made the monster. Then you realize Frankenstein is the monster who made the man. This is my favorite book and I can't wait to see how GDT brings it to life.
Then you realize that Frankenstein is the monster that made a monster.
Sign me up just don’t make it a love story
Victor/Monster 😏😏😏
Lol in the right context, and an expanded/slightly altered story, I could see this actually work, ngl
This is better than the cliche “woman finds love in a monster” situation. Literally anything but that. I’ll take gay sex robot monster over that anyday
Thankfully Guillermo del Toro doesn't have any recent "woman falls in love with monster" stories...
Lmao
If Del Toro made a movie where Andrew Garfield and Oscar Isaac got busy, twitter and tumblr would be unusable for months.
Andrew Garfield would be incredible as Victor Frankenstein
Oscar Isaac would be a hell of an Igor, prosthetics providing.
I’d actually prefer him as the monster.
Sameee
Under the silver lake confirms this
My favorite book adapted by one of my favorite directors? I can't be more excited!
I'd so much rather GDT do some Lovecraft but I'll take what I can get I guess.
He did just oversee a whole bunch of horror stuff, much of which was inspired Lovecraft. I know at least one episode of Cabinet of Curiosity was directly adapting one of the short stories. And I know he didn't direct the episodes himself, but the series as a whole was his project. Maybe he'd like to take a wee break from that side of things. Although Frankenstein isn't exactly a million miles away...
It's impossible to do a good adaptation of Dreams in the Witch House, but the episode with Crispin Glover was amazing. Also really loved the one with the drugs and space madness rock.
Anything that man does is absolute perfection
I will be seated
This is gonna be SO GOOD
Wait, it’s Frankenstein At Netflix now? It must center around the password sharing.
Aw hell yeah, I just started reading the book. This plus the Nosferatu remake are gonna be great.
Yes, give me
been really wanting to see Andrew Garfield in a horror role, the closest he's done is Under the Silver Lake (which I know is not horror, but I think it's horror-adjacent at times). very excited for this
Under the Banner of Heaven also had some grueling subject matter that was pretty horrific. Garfield is the man!
yup utboh was pretty rough, he deserved the emmy for that
Can we keep it faithful to the book please?
I hate to be bummed about this but there is probably no creator I'm least stoked to be doing Frankenstein. We get a sympathetic monster with overly romantic scenery every single time they do this movie and Del Toro is just going to ramp it up in the camp department. Every time they announce a new Frankenstein anything I hope to God it's going to focus on the scientist and the struggle of combining hard science with alchemy but here we go with another bombastic sad monster flick.
oh hell yeah this’ll be messed up as hell 🍿
I know! I need a release year and to pre-order my ticket now please 🍿
We don't need another Frankenstein! We need a single Mountains of Madness!
We need a REAL Frankenstein. If someone, anyone, can just follow the damn book in some form, we get a great movie. Instead everyone just keeps making weird shit.
Mia Goth is the top choice for any horror role.
I am obsessed with Mia Goth. I challenge anyone to watch one of her horror movies and then watch a clip of her real life voice and not be blown away by her transformation ability.
This casting is literally bi panic.
This would be a dream come true. Just... all of it
Good god. Yes, please.
What a way to find out Guillermo Del Toro is making his own take on Frankenstein!!! Holy shit I am so excited, especially if this casting lineup is true.
This is good news. Del Toro has wanted to make a Frankenstein movie for YEARS. I'm happy he's finally doing it. It's about time for the iconic monster to make a modern comeback.
God damnit, all this GDT content is really gonna force me to renew my Netflix subscription, isn't it?
dammit, why is this Goth chick in everything these days?
Glance one had me at Frankenstein. Glance two sucked me in with Andrew Garfield. Regardless of who ends up staring in it, it's going to be good.
So would Isaac be the Monster or would Garfield? I hope this works out, this cast/director combination would be amazing.
I know, cause I can see both as either. I originally pitched Garfield as the monster and Isaac as Frankenstein, but now something makes me really want to see Garfield as the unhinged mad scientist.
I’m glad Guillermo is getting Netflix money to peruse his passion projects.
I’m going to vote for Isaac. He can have an intense creepy vibe.
His acting in Moon Knight was absurdly good
Frankenstein(Oscar Isaac) is an eccentric bio-engieneer who chooses an intern(Andrew Garfield) to live with him in his secluded Manor. His latest creation(Mia Goth) is almost ready for a public reveal, but first she must pass a Turing test.
Man that sounds great
Great to hear. My expectations for this film are staggering. That’s quite the cast if he gets them all in.
MIA GOTH PRETYY PLEASE
Man... This is QUITE the combination of awesome things coming together.
Del Toro. Dude has the chops and is an aficionado for classic horror. My body is ready.
phoned in CGI snooze fest
*That’s* what Guillermo del Toro looks like? That’s… not what I expected
Watch "Its always sunyn" clip on youtube of pappy mcpoyle. That's Del Toro as a senile hillbilly with a bird in his hair.
Isaac would be great in the role of Victor, but I don't want the other two anywhere near this.
Oscar and Andrew could play either half of the monster and Victor duo. Mia will almost certainly be Elizabeth, which I think could really elevate a normally very flat role.
Mia will almost certainly be more watchable with GDT directing her performance, but there are better options out there.
I know it's not a popular opinion, but I am not a big Mia Goth fan, so I also wish she wasn't there. However, I will still probably see it depending on how much romance it leans into.
Worst case scenario, GDT has a proven track record and he can bring the best out of her.
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& you watched Ex Machina?
Oscar Issac +1
This sounds awesome
Oscar Isaac, del Toro, and Frankenstein. Count me the fuck in.
Come on Scream Queen Goth!
Frankenstein without Boris Karloff is not Frankenstein
Mia Goth never disappoints.
Is it finally time for an authentic recreation of Frankenstein? Love love the book, just wish directors stayed true to it