About a year back, the magnificent filmmaker Guillermo del Toro took the saddles of writing and directing a Frankenstein project. Reports flooded in regarding Andrew Garfield, Oscar Issac, and Mia Goth’s partaking in the early talks of being cast in the Netflix flick. While Issac was supposed to fill in the shoes of Dr. Pretorious, Garfield was allegedly expected to don the skin of the titular character, Frankenstein.

According to recent developments, Andrew Garfield is supposedly being replaced by an actor to shoulder the obligations of the character. But, who is he?

Who bags the role of Frankenstein on Netflix?

Despite the talks of assuming the position of the monster for Netflix, a year later, Garfield has stepped out on it. And now, Netflix has confirmed that the Priscilla actor, Jacob Elordi is taking the helm of the role of the mutant for unavoidable circumstances. As per different sources, Garfield is out from the flick due to his scheduling conflicts.

The project had been in development for a long time and back in the fall; the filmmaker shed some light on it to Collider. Del Toro said that the movie will “start shooting in February”. He also expressed his desire to make this project from around “50 years ago”. Apparently, it was since the first time he first laid his eyes on the monstrosity. Now, with Elordi’s magic intertwining with del Toro’s own, it looks like the audience is in for some worthwhile screen time.

While on the topic, let’s take a look at what can be expected from the upcoming chapter of the freak of Victor Frankenstein. 

More about Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

For this forthcoming project on Netflix, Guillermo del Toro seems to be going all out. Hence, not only is he in charge of the directorial, but also the screenplay. The director is allegedly fusing the iconic storyline of monster creation with his unique touch of twists and turns. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has seen the light of several adaptations over the decades. 

As del Toro is steadfast in making this a masterpiece, the revelation of a more detailed cast proves that it is going to be a star-studded affair. Reports suggest that Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, and Christian Convery are supposed to take part in the ensemble. Now it is just the waiting time to witness if Elordi unlike his role in Priscilla, showers in with confidence with more knowledge about his role, being a crucial part of del Toro’s movie.  

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