Guillermo del Toro is currently in production on his long-awaited Frankenstein movie, which is shooting in Edinburgh. The photos and video have surfaced from the set and one of them offers a first look at Oscar Issac as Victor Frankenstein.
Del Toro is writing, directing, and producing the film and he previously said of the project, “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.”
The director also explained that he did have a fear of making this movie: “Frankenstein to me is the pinnacle of everything, and part of me wants to do a version of it, part of me has for more than 25 years chickened out of making it.
“I dream I can make the greatest Frankenstein ever, but then if you make it, you’ve made it. Whether it’s great or not, it’s done. You cannot dream about it anymore. That’s the tragedy of a filmmaker.
“You can dream of something but once you’ve made it, you’ve made it. That’s it. You landed a 10 or you landed a 6.5 but you were at the Olympics already, and you were judged.”
Producer J. Miles Dale went on to say that it’s going to be a “deeply emotional” movie, and added: “In the last couple of films, certainly with Nightmare Alley and then with Pinocchio, we’ve dealt with the whole father-son relationship. And Guillermo and I both lost our fathers in the last few years.
“When you have a strong father figure, it’s a big part of our lives. This version of Frankenstein very much goes down that thematic road. So, I feel like this is the third film in Guillermo’s father trilogy. That’s exciting, and when you read the script, it’s very emotional and, of course, very iconic.”
The film is based on Mary Shelley’s novel, which follows Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
The movie also stars Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, and Jacob Elordi as The Monster.
