Guillermo del Toro is currently working on his gothic horror adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which is a property that suits the director’s storytelling style. Fresh off of Netlfix’s Pinocchio, Frankenstein will count as the second outing for the director with the streaming giant. The director is also set to do other projects with the streaming giant as well.
As a part of the production process, Guillermo del Toro has scouted some brilliant locations for his film, such that fans are now clamoring for a behind-the-scenes travel logue with the director, going through the locations that the director has made public via social media.
Fans want to go on the adventure with Guillermo del Toro
Frankenstein as a story calls for powerful, gothic imagery, along a diverse range of locations to tell its story. From the icy sheets of the Arctic to the interiors of a cathedral, all are an integral part of the story that was penned by Mary Shelley. Given the locations that have been made public, fans are not only excited to see the film but now want to go along for the ride, exploring the various locations that Guillermo del Toro has scouted.
This needs to be a travel documentary
— michael felix (@cinefelix) February 23, 2024
I would love to film a short doc of Del Toro location scouting.
— Jyrki Sorjonen 🐻❄️ (@jyrkikekke) February 23, 2024
Good time to remember how good the Crimson Peak locations and production design where
— Sebastian Campos (@camposseba22) February 24, 2024
Fun fact: he isn't actually traveling. He's manifesting sites directly from his mind.
— Jason Base (@jsnbase) February 24, 2024
the fact that I can see what scenes play from the book on those pictures is amazing
— Víctor Catalán (@TheVicktor14) February 23, 2024
del Toro has been the king of dark fantasy films in Hollywood for quite some time now, producing and making films such as Hellboy and The Shape of Water, the filmmaker has explored the concept of the monster in contrast with human beings, successfully writing breathtaking films that manage to have the audience sympathize with the monster in the film. This makes the inclusion of Frankenstein in his filmography very important, specifically because of the humanizing the light Freankenstein’s Monster is depicted in. There could not be a better director who could take a crack at this story in particular.
Frankenstein is shaping up to be an Oscar contender
Guillermo del Toro manages to create stories that oscillate between the art house film and blockbuster spaces pretty seamlessly. Be it films like Pacific Rim or films like Pinocchio, Del Toro manages to talk about the human in the monstrous and the monstrous in the human, which earns him accolades for his use of narrative media. Frankenstein is shaping up to be a film that continues this tradition in del Toro’s films, which seems tailor-made for the director’s unique brand of filmmaking.
The film will star heavy hitters like Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Charles Dance, who are all more than competent actors to carry a project of this stature, under the confident and creative leadership of Guillermo Del Toro.
The actors, coupled with whatever pre-production material has been made public, seem to be heading towards the production of a masterpiece, one that is bound to become an Oscar contender as soon as it is released. Netflix has signed a multi-year deal with the director, letting him produce a host of films with the streaming giant (the first of which was Pinnochio).
