Guillermo Del Toro Describes His Version Of Frankenstein Monster!

Guillermo Del Toro Describes His Version Of Frankenstein Monster!

Taken from an in-depth biographical article by The New Yorker, Guillermo del Toro has given a description of what his take on the horror figure will look like.

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By Lansdowne5 - Feb 01, 2011 02:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: MovieWeb



Here's what he told them:

In accordance with Mary Shelley's description, the head appeared to have been stolen from a cadaver: there was exposed sinew around the jaw, and the cheekbones looked ready to poke through the scrim of flesh. Most appallingly, the Creature lacked a nose; a single bridge bone protruded over an oval breathing hole. [The artist] had been etching deep furrows into the Creature's forehead, and shaved bits of clay were scattered on his desk, like clippings on a barbershop floor.


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HarryBloodscreaming
HarryBloodscreaming - 2/1/2011, 3:07 AM
Sweet! Sounds very similar to Bernie Wrightson's amazing drawings.

marvel72
marvel72 - 2/1/2011, 3:15 AM
can't wait to see what guillermo del toro pulls off in his vision.

this wasn't a bad version of frankenstein either,it was by thor director kenneth branagh.

frontierpsychiatrist
frontierpsychiatrist - 2/1/2011, 3:28 AM
LOL, TEA!
valiusprime
valiusprime - 2/1/2011, 3:34 AM
lmfao @tea
Spilox
Spilox - 2/1/2011, 3:50 AM
The 1994 movie was pretty good. It realy grasped that victorian tone. I'd love to see what del torro makes of it.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 2/1/2011, 3:53 AM
SOMETHING LIKE THIS?....



"--The head appeared to have been stolen from a cadaver: there was exposed sinew around the jaw, and the cheekbones looked ready to poke through the scrim of flesh. Most appallingly, the Creature lacked a nose; a single bridge bone protruded over an oval breathing hole.-- "
Amazo
Amazo - 2/1/2011, 4:07 AM
@Spilox
Minor point but Frankie predates Queen Vic.Got your meaning though.I like that movie too :)
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/1/2011, 4:08 AM
YAY!:D Cant wait
croniccris
croniccris - 2/1/2011, 4:21 AM
NOOOOOO!!!! I WANT HELLBOY 3 AFTER MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS!!!!!

cool pic gunsmith!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/1/2011, 4:22 AM
Thats a cool pic Gun. I actually hated Branagh's Frankenstein. He should never have cast himself in the lead. To be honest I could take or leave another version, even from Del Toro. At The Mountains Of madness is a diff story!
MightyDiamond
MightyDiamond - 2/1/2011, 5:01 AM
The best adaptations have already been done, would love to see his talent's at something more original.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/1/2011, 5:02 AM
Wonder when they are going to bring these to the big screen?


Or Hellstrom?


These movies i would like to see over Hellboy 3 and Frankenstein!
Kyos
Kyos - 2/1/2011, 5:59 AM
I actually tried to watch the Branagh Frankenstein just yesterday. Wow! I really really like Branagh, I like his Shakespeare movies, and I'm extremly excited for Thor, but this was just too bad. Not sure if it would've been better if someone else played Frankenstein, but as it was it didn't work at all. Thankfully I fell asleep about halfway through it...

blankofthedead
blankofthedead - 2/1/2011, 6:03 AM
ah, i am at odds with myself. Del Toro can do great things, especially visually, and his take on horror is a total breath of fresh air. He can redefine any myth or tale but being a huge Boris Karloff fan, I still see noone doing justice to the role of the monster. Who would?
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/1/2011, 6:19 AM
Kyos@ Yeah Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce and John Cleese were the best part in it.
JohnnyKrypton
JohnnyKrypton - 2/1/2011, 6:26 AM
Being that it's Universal and they won't let anyone else use it, I'd like to see some kind of nod to the classic make-up. Even Wrightson's drawings used Karloff's facial structure as a model.

@blankofthedead

I have to agree. Even 80 years later, no one has managed to find the right balance of menace and pathos Karloff brought

comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 2/1/2011, 6:31 AM
I don't know about this. It may not be exactly as described in the original book, but I prefer more of the traditional look for the Frankenstein monster. Besides, there have been a jillion different versions of this story. Why not do something different?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/1/2011, 6:38 AM
Cool!

DR STRANGE after plz and HELLBOY 3 an DEADMAN! :)
Verdugo
Verdugo - 2/1/2011, 6:41 AM
I think Del Toro is doing the right thing; he’s taking the appearance of the Monster directly from the original source instead of copying the look of a 1931 movie that is no longer scary. Karloff face has become a pop culture icon; I even had a lunchbox with his mug when I was a kid.
TesDaGreat
TesDaGreat - 2/1/2011, 7:12 AM
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 2/1/2011, 7:13 AM
I love the first two movies from universal from the 1930's!

The newer versions, including the Hammer films, server only to annoy me. I like flat top n bolts Frankie
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 2/1/2011, 7:18 AM
Teabag@

I think I'd do Anna Hathaway if half given the chance. She has beautiful eyes, a decent bod, and doesn't seem to have an oz. of bitchy-ness.
blankofthedead
blankofthedead - 2/1/2011, 7:20 AM
verdugo- your comment seems contradictory. ur saying its best to sway from the look that even years later you had enjpyed as a kid. He doesn't need to LOOK that scary, the humility in his look helps you empathize with the monster. His actions and unbalance of despair and anger are what should frighten you
robdel
robdel - 2/1/2011, 7:37 AM
@AlexDeLarge666
They already did Blade vs Dracula in Blade 3. I was pissed they ruined what could have been awesome.
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 2/1/2011, 7:42 AM
Godzillafart@

In the novel I believe Frankenstein uses the most beautiful individual body parts he can find, but only realizes once the monster is animated that combined he has created something horrible. Like you though I have not read it in a couple of years.
GrimeKid
GrimeKid - 2/1/2011, 7:51 AM
This is the most perfect match-up ever.
Del Toro + Frankenstein = PERFECTION!

Although I would have loved to seen GDT'S Hobbit, IMO this is a much better fit
StrangerX
StrangerX - 2/1/2011, 8:23 AM
sweet
hoodedjester
hoodedjester - 2/1/2011, 8:53 AM
This would be a wicked movie. I'm all for updating some of the classic horror films
GrayFox1025
GrayFox1025 - 2/1/2011, 9:40 AM
I was never a real fan of the iconic green skinned block headed monster. In the text he had yellow skin, black lips and long black hair. That is a monster rendition i'd like to see.
localman
localman - 2/1/2011, 9:42 AM
Please, Del Toro, make a SMART monster. Mary Shelley's Book features a smart, bitter and vengful monster who seeks out to torment his maker as a punishment for making something so hideous. And the final scene should be the monster and the Doctor on an Ice Floe in the Arctic with an ambiguous ending.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/1/2011, 11:49 AM
robdel@ Yeah they did but that was Blade movie which yeah like you said sucked big time.
I meant they should make The Tomb Of Dracula movie which tells the story about Count Dracula (more of hero in this comic but still bad) and his descendant Frank Drake. The original Blade in that was british and used wooden knives. I would like to see that movie on the big screen. Don right it could be pretty scary and graphic. Also it should be based in the same time period which was the ´70s, the beginning of the ´80s maybe?
Something like Coppola´s Bram Stoker´s Dracula mixed with Guillermo Del Toro´s Hellboy (without the funny parts).

ShadowVoyd@ Cool pic!:) Wrightson´s Frankenstein is creepy and scary as hell!
skullboy
skullboy - 2/1/2011, 12:53 PM
I'm all for another Frankenstein flick. Time for vampires and zombies to make room for a change.
cpmac04
cpmac04 - 2/1/2011, 1:34 PM
@ skullboy i totally agree brother im tired of the zombie apocalypse and twilight age. if del toro went for the look and feel of old school universal or hammer films would be the best. i know he could do it perfectly if anyone could
ThePhantom5
ThePhantom5 - 2/1/2011, 2:53 PM
there is a GOD!!!
Verdugo
Verdugo - 2/2/2011, 7:44 AM
Blankofthedead What I tried to said is that Karloff Frankenstein was not able to scare me even when I was a kid. Besides, his appearance has nothing to do with the way Shelley described Frankenstein's monster: An 8-foot-tall (2.4 m), hideously ugly creation, with translucent yellowish skin pulled so taut over the body that it "barely disguised the workings of the vessels and muscles underneath"; watery, glowing eyes, flowing black hair, black lips, and prominent white teeth. That sounds really frightening.

I do have found memories of Karloff image and the 1931 movie, but instead of watching another update like the awful Wolfman, I would rather see a more faithful take on Shelley’s book.

Besides Del Toro really knows monsters, I’m sure he is going to make sure that his Frankenstein is unforgettable.
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