Jacob Elordi’s Mother Told Him He Must ‘Never Work’ With ‘Frankenstein’ Director Guillermo del Toro After Seeing ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ DVD Cover

Although Jacob Elordi is reportedly planning on taking his mother Melissa to the Oscars next month, where he is up for best supporting actor, the “Frankenstein” star has revealed his award-nominating turn in Guillermo del Toro’s epic adaptation may not have happened if he had listened to his mom. Because it turns out she tried to dissuade him from ever working with del Toro long before Elordi had even become a professional actor after she clocked the creepy-looking DVD cover for “Pan’s Labyrinth.”

Telling the anecdote, Elordi recalled how as a 10-year-old he would “raid the horror aisle” at DVD rental chain Blockbuster, which is where he first saw a copy of “Pan’s Labryinth,” del Toro’s 2006 feature. “And I saw the tree and the little girl, and I turned it around, the DVD case, and I saw the Pale Man. And I remember thinking, what is that?…