Jacob Elordi to play Frankenstein’s monster in upcoming Guillermo del Toro movie
Priscilla star Jacob Elordi is set to play Frankenstein’s monster in Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Netflix adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 horror novel.
Jacob Elordi poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film Priscilla during the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival in 2023. (Photo: AP/Vianney Le Caer)
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Jacob Elordi has signed up to play Frankenstein’s monster in a new Netflix film.
The actor is believed to have stepped in to replace Andrew Garfield, who had previously signed up for the part in Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Netflix adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 horror novel, but was forced to exit the project because of delays from the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
Deadline reported that a series of postponements hit the production and led to scheduling conflicts which meant Garfield could no longer take part.
Netflix has since confirmed the casting for the show, which includes Oscar Isaac as scientist Victor Frankenstein, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and Felix Kammerer.
Pan's Labyrinth director del Toro is writing, directing and producing the new movie which will tell the story of Dr Frankenstein as he brings a human-like creature to life. It's believed the director has been working on bringing the project to the screen for some time but it's not yet known if the new Netflix film will be a period piece or be set in modern times.
It will be del Toro's second film for Netflix following his Oscar-winning Pinocchio adaption.
The casting news comes after Elordi, who also recently starred in Saltburn, admitted acting saved him from feeling "deeply unsettled" at school.
He told Variety: "I feel the most free in my career that I ever have. When I was 15, I was at an all-boys Catholic school. I was deeply unsettled and didn’t know why.
"In theatre class, I read Waiting For Godot. I didn’t understand it, but something changed. Everything that I believed in just went out the window.
"I became an observer. Acting and performance and story became my church. I worked 24 hours a day, devouring everything that I could. My personality changed."
The actor, who rose to fame in the HBO TV series Euphoria, added: "Then I started making movies, and it went away. For two or three years, I was in a scramble. Even during Euphoria, I was trying to catch it and find it again, because all these rules and ideas start getting put on performance.
"My whole thing was about losing myself in the performance. But now I’m bringing Jacob Elordi to a performance, which is such a heady, trippy thing.
"I’ve been in the process of trying to shake it as it grows bigger and louder. But strangely enough, I’m in a place now where I feel free."
