Fan-favorite director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Blade 2, The Shape of Water) recently confirmed that he had finally begun working on his long-gestating adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for Netflix, with Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight, the Star Wars sequel trilogy), Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man movies), and Mia Goth (Infinity Pool, Pearl) in the lead roles.
Now, we may know which characters they'll play.
It had previously been assumed that Isaac had been cast as the eponymous doctor, with Garfield as the monster, and Goth as Victor Frankenstein's love-interest, Elizabeth. But according to What's On Netflix, this won't be the case.
Though this hasn't been officially confirmed, Isaac will reportedly give life to the Monster, Garfield will play his wayward creator, while Goth will be playing the role of the Bride.
In some adaptations, Victor's fiancé, Elizabeth, and the Bride are one and the same, which might well be the direction del Toro decides to go in.
During the 10th-anniversary screening of Pacific Rim, the filmmaker announced that Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Alita: Battle Angel) was also on board in an undisclosed role.
“I’m doing Frankenstein. We’re working on it. We start shooting in February, and it’s a movie I have been wanting to do for 50 years since I saw the first Frankenstein. I had an epiphany, and it’s basically a movie that required a lot of growth and a lot of tools that I couldn’t have done 10 years ago. Now I’m brave or crazy enough or something, and we’re gonna tackle it. It’s Oscar Isaac, Andrew Garfield, Christoph Waltz, Mia Goth, and we’re working on it.”
Del Toro will write and direct the film.
First published in 1818, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus has been adapted numerous times for the stage and screen, but there have been very few fully faithful takes on the story (the creature's appearance in the novel, for example, has never been accurately depicted).
With Del Toro behind the camera, it's probably safe to assume that this version will stick as closely as possible to the book.
Just in case you're somehow unaware of the premise of the novel, you'll find a brief synopsis below.
"A young scientist, Victor Frankenstein, driven by vanity and thirst for knowledge, manages to give life to a creature whom he assembled from dead material. The creature turns out very ugly, and Victor abandons him in horror. Rejected by his creator and hated by mankind in general, the Monster devotes himself to destruction and revenge."
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