Guillermo del Toro

“Andrew Garfield stepping out and Jacob coming in. I mean, it was like Jacob is the most perfect actor for the creature,”

Guillermo del Toro · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28

Guillermo del Toro reflected on recasting Jacob Elordi as the creature in his upcoming movie Frankenstein.

“And we have a supernaturally good connection. It’s like, very few words. Very few things I have to say, and he does it… We recast, and we had nine weeks [to get the look down]. You can’t be under more pressure than that.”

Guillermo del Toro · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28

Guillermo del Toro discussed working with Jacob Elordi and the tight deadline they faced after recasting the monster.