“All men hate the unfortunate; how then should I be hated, I who am miserable beyond all living beings!”
Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein is now playing in theaters for a limited run ahead of its premiere on Netflix on November 7, and following a series of character portraits featuring our first full look at Jacob Elordi’s transformation into the story’s tragic deuteragonist, a new social media spot has been released that includes several new shots of the Monster.
We’ve seen some obscure glimpses of The Creature in the various trailers, TV spots, and behind-the-scenes looks released online over the past few weeks, but this teaser gives us our best look at the character’s design.
As you can see, this version of Frankenstein’s monster is much less monstrous than most other incarnations, and seems a little closer to Mary Shelley’s description than to Boris Karloff’s flat-headed, neck-bolted version that has become synonymous with the character.
“There are so many different layers to the costume” Elordi opened up about playing the classic literary monster during a recent interview with Variety. “When he’s born, he’s wearing almost nothing. His chest is open and his head is high. Then, as he starts to feel pain, like we do in adolescence, he starts hunching his shoulders. And as an adult, he closes up.”
“We waste time when we make a film like this” » adds Elordi. “I stopped having a clock and just waited for the SUV to arrive. That meant it was time to leave. I didn’t eat breakfast, lunch or dinner, and I didn’t think in terms of morning, afternoon, night. It was just one time.”
Check out the new teaser below, along with recent character banners.
Creator. Creature.
Father. Son.
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– Frankenstein Movie (@FrankensteinGDT) October 26, 2025
Jacob Elordi as the creature.
FRANKENSTEIN, a film by Guillermo del Toro, currently playing in select theaters and on Netflix on November 7. pic.twitter.com/Py9On1qPnM
-Netflix (@netflix) October 24, 2025
Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
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Mia Goth as Elizabeth Harlander
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-Netflix (@netflix) October 24, 2025
Felix Kammerer as William Frankenstein.
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-Netflix (@netflix) October 24, 2025
Christoph Waltz as Heinrich Harlander.
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-Netflix (@netflix) October 24, 2025
Frankenstein focuses on a brilliant but selfish scientist (Oscar Isaac) who brings a creature (Elordi) to life in an experiment that ultimately leads to the creator’s and his tragic creation’s doom.
“This film concludes a quest that began at the age of 7, when I first saw James Whale’s Frankenstein films. I felt a shock of recognition at this founding moment: gothic horror became my church and Boris Karloff my Messiah”, del Toro said in a statement when the project was initially announced.
