Del Toro revealed that he has "always been" interested in directing a new version of Frankenstein, and that he is hard at work doing pre-production. Due to the WGA strike, he is unable to work on a script, but he is currently creating illustrations and images that he hopes to use to create the world of the classic monster and his creator, Victor Frankenstein.
"I started doing some notes before the strike," Del Toro states, "I can only draw now."
Del Toro is known for his work on Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Pan's Labyrinth and Blade 2.
to view the video interview with Guillermo del Toro.
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Marcusx
SWEET
4 years agoby @marcusxFlag
SWAK1774
I love Del Toro's work! He should make his version of FRANKENSTEIN really scary. With the right script and actors, he'll accomplish it. And most of all release it during the month of October, close to Halloween. Speaking of Halloween, if he could get the guy who played Michael in Rob Zombie's version of Halloween to play Frankenstein's creation that would be great. That dude was huge.
4 years agoby @swak1774Flag
SWAK1774
Here is what it says over at MTV:
In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" there are two monsters: the creature brought back to life, of course, and the mad scientist who does it, Dr. Frankenstein.
Actually, make that three monsters, the affable Guillermo Del Toro joked. "I will appear shirtless for most of the length of the film," he teased of his upcoming reinterpretation of the classic story. "You will be amazed at my chocolate bar physique!"
Del Toro, who told MTV News that he's "always been" interested in directing a version of "Frankenstein," said he's hard at work in pre-production, crafting drawings which he hopes to use as a basis for the world of the film. "I started doing some notes before the strike," he revealed. "[During the strike] I can only draw now." (Watch Del Toro discuss "Frankenstein" after the jump.)
Known for his adult fairy tales like "Pan's Labyrinth," Del Toro insists he has a "definitive take" on the character.
"The only way to do the Shelley novel is to actually do a four-hour miniseries," he said. "But I think there are permutations in which you can tell the myth in a different way."
4 years agoby @swak1774Flag
T.Clark
Del Toro is a perfect fit for Frankenstein. This should be his "King Kong."
4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Brewdawg
im much looking forward to this film, hopefully with a new outlook on frakenstein
ps is frankenstein a jewish name? lol
4 years agoby @brewdawgFlag
hurley_not_barbar
I hope it follows the book, and not the other movies. Del Toro should make it creepy as hell!
4 years agoby @hurley-not-barbarFlag
DocHoliday
Hell Yeah!!.....He should do a new and improved Frankenstein.
4 years agoby @docholidayFlag
LEO: Lord Epsilon Omega
Well hey, that sounds pretty sweet. I hope he ends up using the classic "IT'S ALIVE!!!" line that Dr. Frankenstein yells.
4 years agoby @epsalonFlag
CUPID
he should really do it.
4 years agoby @cupidFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
this should be interesting.
4 years agoby @narratorFlag
CelluloidDreams
Anything would be better than Robert De Niro as "Frankenstein" or when Jennifer Beals was "The Bride"!!!
4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
killahmovie24
i dont know.... after seeing deniro play frankiebaby i really dont like the whole frankenstein monster idea, he's kinda wack if you ask me, tell del toro to work on a new dracula, not a vampire movie...i mean a good ol'fashioned DRACULA movie!
4 years agoby @killahmovie24Flag
Brian
Rad. This could be Del Toro's best yet.
4 years agoby @brianFlag
bobbydigi87
Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein are a couple of my favorite films, and I'm excited to see what Del Toro could do with the story.
4 years agoby @bobbydigi87Flag
The Kwisatz Haderach
With Del Toro this could be a really cool vision of Frankenstein.
4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag
ed_wood
This seems like a perfect fit for Del Toro.
4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
CelluloidDreams
Interesting thought! But I agree W./MaViNx "Frankenstein is one of those things that have been done to death"!
But in the hands of Guillermo Del Toro this could be a very haunting film! His visuals in "Pan's Labyrinth" were very surreal!
4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
MaViNx
Del Toro is great and all, but Frankenstein is one of those things that have been done to death.
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AnnoyingFilmCritic
A Del Toro update on Frankenstein should be good. I wonder what happened to the Van Helsing sequel?
4 years agoby @annoyingfilmcriticFlag