It’s alive! And it’s coming to theaters! Guillermo del Toro‘sFrankenstein, starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, has revealed its premiere dates for its theatrical and streaming debuts. The streamer previously released a first-look photo for the film (which you can see below) and a trailer that offers plenty of exciting details for fans to uncover.
Oscar-winning director del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. Here’s everything we know about this new film adaptation of the iconic Mary Shelley novel so far, and stay tuned for more details in the months ahead.
When does Guillermo del Toro’sFrankenstein come out?
Frankenstein comes out on Friday, October 17, in select theaters and on Friday, November 7, on Netflix.
Is there aFrankenstein trailer?
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Yes, Netflix unveiled the first teaser trailer during their annual Tudum presentation on May 31. Check out the gorgeously shot first look at the top of the page.
Is Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein coming out in theaters?
Yes, del Toro confirmed on BlueSky in November 2024 that Frankenstein is getting a theatrical release. He simply said, “Frankenstein will have a theatrical run” in response to a post from Vanity Fair. The Oscar-winning director didn’t note the length of the theatrical run.
Who is in theFrankenstein 2025 cast?
Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (Ken Woroner / Netflix)
Del Toro’s Frankenstein stars Isaac as Victor Frankenstein,Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster, Mia Goth as Elizabeth, Christoph Waltz as Dr. Pretorius, Felix Kammerer as William, Lars Mikkelsen as Captain Anderson, Charles Dance, Ralph Ineson, Burn Gorman, and David Bradley.
Frankenstein marks a return to the gothic romance genre for theCrimson Peakdirector. His 2017 film,The Shape of Water, won Best Picture and Best Director and more, but was a romance within horror instead of gothic romance. Del Toro’s animatedPinocchio film (2022) also won Best Animated Feature at the 2023 Oscars. Pinocchio, his Cabinet of Curiosities series, and the Oscar-nominated film Nightmare Alley were all Netflix releases.Frankenstein is the director’s latest collaboration with the streamer.
Del Toro’s films are often lauded for their production design (The Shape of Water won an Oscar for this as well). He said that architectural ruins are a major piece of the storytelling forFrankenstein.
“Gothic romance was born partially out of the fascination with ruins,” he told Vanity Fair for the film’s first preview in November.“Sometimes they’re more beautiful than the building complete because it’s the clash of creation and destruction.”
Frankenstein, October 17, Theaters, November 2025, Netflix