And while Jacob is the last of a long line of stars to play the Frankenstein monster, joining tastes Boris Karloff,, Robert Niro And Bénédic CumberbatchTHE Euphoria Star was originally only if it were to review these performances for inspiration before the start of filming.
“At first, I said to myself:” I will stay away from that. I want to do my own thing “” he confessed. “And then I asked Guillermo:” Should I look at the other Frankensteins? “And he says,” What do you mean? “”
When Jacob shared that he did not want to be “influenced” by other films, Guillermo was quick to assure him that his performance would be his.
“He says:” My friend is a film, it can’t hurt you “”, recalls Jacob. “I went home and just binded them.”
Frankenstein Hits Select Theatres on October 17 before being available on Netflix from November 7.
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