Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein: Release date speculation and latest news

The film is set to include a host of A-list stars including Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac, and this week, Netflix released a new still from the film giving us our best look yet at the latter as Victor Frankenstein, which you can check out above.

Meanwhile, speaking to Vanity Fair about the film towards the end of 2024, del Toro cryptically teased: "Gothic romance was born partially out of the fascination with ruins. Sometimes they’re more beautiful than the building complete because it’s the clash of creation and destruction."

The fact that the film is happening at all after so long in development hell is cause for celebration, and so as we look ahead to its release later in the year, read on for everything we know about the film so far – including when it might be released and who else is attached to star.

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein release date speculation

Great news: while we don't have a precise release date just yet, Netflix has confirmed that the film will be arriving in November 2025.

Whether that date pertains to a theatrical run or when the film arrives on the streamer itself remains to be seen, but it seems likely that it will be given a splashy festival premiere – possibly at Venice – at some point earlier in the year. We'll keep you updated when we hear anything more on that front.

The film had a rather lengthy production process, beginning in February 2024 and running consistently until September – so it certainly looks like it's been crafted with a lot of care and attention..

Guillermo del Toro's cast

The following actors have been confirmed to star in the film:

• Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein
• Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein's monster
• Mia Goth as Elizabeth
• Christoph Waltz as Dr Pretorious
• Felix Kammerer as Williams
• Lars Mikkelsen as Captain Anderson
• David Bradley as Blind Man
• Christian Convery as Young Victor
• Charles Dance as TBC
• Ralph Ineson as Professor Kempre

Del Toro had previously revealed that Andrew Garfield would be taking on a lead role as Frankenstein's Monster, but that role has instead gone to Saltburn and Priscilla star Jacob Elordi, after Garfield was forced to pull out as a result of scheduling conflicts.

Meanwhile, Oscar Isaac will be taking on the role of Victor Frankenstein and that there will also be prominent parts for Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz as Elizabeth and Dr Pretorious respectively.

And in January 2024, Deadline reported that several other stars including All Quiet on the Western Front's Felix Kammerer, The Killing's Lars Mikkelsen, Doctor Who's David Bradley, and child actor Christian Convery were all set to star as well.

So it certainly's a star-studded affair!

What is the plot of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein?

The plot of Frankenstein is perhaps one of the most well-known stories of all time, and the official synopsis reads: "Victor Frankenstein strives to restore life to the dead and succeeds in creating a horrific creature."

But according to some earlier reports, del Toro won't simply be rehashing the familiar tale as we know it. Instead, his version promises to provide a fresh take, which looks like it will take place decades after Frankenstein's supposed death, unfolding primarily from the perspective of Dr Pretorious – a character who previously appeared in the classic Universal Monster movie Bride of Frankenstein back in 1935.

According to World of Reel, a brief synopsis is as follows: "Set in 19th century Eastern Europe, the film is the story of Dr Pretorious, who needs to track down Frankenstein's monster — who is believed to have died in a fire forty years before — in order to continue the experiments on him."

When we get any official confirmation of this we'll update the page.

Is there a trailer for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein?

Unfortunately, although some footage recently premiered at the Next on Netflix event, we don't have a trailer yet – we'll post one here when it arrives!

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