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The Surprising Reason Jacob Elordi Was Cast in Guillermo del Toro\u2019s \u2018Frankenstein\u2019<\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n Ahead of the premiere of Guillermo del Toro<\/a><\/strong>‘s Frankenstein at the Venice International Film Festival later this month, the auteur filmmaker revealed the one reason Jacob Elordi<\/a><\/strong> got the role as The Monster in the highly anticipated film: his eyes.<\/p>\n The Mexican director opened up about the moviemaking process in a new interview with Variety<\/a>, sharing what led him to choose certain cast members, as well as how much work\u2014and how many years\u2014went into completing the film.<\/p>\n During the enlightening conversation, journalist Brent Lang<\/strong> noted that Andrew Garfield<\/a><\/strong> was originally cast as The Monster but had to drop out of the film, leaving del Toro the task of finding another actor to portray the key character. Lang asked del Toro what made him choose Elordi, and he had quite a simple answer, declaring, “Jacob\u2019s eyes are so full of humanity. I cast him because of his eyes.”<\/p>\n But in particular, it was Elordi’s role in Saltburn that brought him to del Toro’s attention, with the director saying, “I saw Saltburn, and I loved his innocence and openness. He plays the victim of a Tom Ripley-type of character, and I thought he played it with a lot of range.”<\/p>\n Related: Jacob\u00a0Elordi Teases What to Expect From Upcoming Projects Including Euphoria Season 3 (Exclusive)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Del Toro’s version of the iconic monster character has a unique look, and the 60-year-old delved into how he came up with his unique vision, saying, “Ever since I started drawing the creature in the late \u201970s and early \u201980s, I knew I didn\u2019t want symmetric scars and I didn\u2019t want sutures or clamps. What I thought was very interesting was to make him like a jigsaw puzzle.”<\/p>\n He added that he “wanted him to look beautiful, like a newborn thing,” with “aesthetic” cuts bringing the different body parts together to make a whole man. Del Toro explained that Victor Frankenstein, played by Oscar Isaac<\/strong>, is a surgeon, and so “he needs to find a way to bring the corpses together in a harmonious way.”<\/p>\n The director of the upcoming film, which will have a limited theatrical release in October before premiering on Netflix on Nov. 7, admitted that he has been trying to make this film for decades.<\/p>\n Del Toro said, “It took 30 years. It\u2019s a movie I wanted to make before I even had a camera. There\u2019s the DNA of Frankenstein on Chronos, on Blade Two, on Hellboy…It\u2019s been my Mount Everest to climb.”<\/p>\n He also shared that the film was in development at Universal for a time before the studio decided to pass on the project. Luckily, fans can finally see del Toro’s Frankenstein come to life this fall.<\/p>\n Next:<\/strong>Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie\u2019s\u00a0Wuthering Heights\u00a0Remake Is Stirring Up Debate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nDel Toro Describes Elordi’s Character as a “Jigsaw Puzzle”<\/h2>\n
Frankenstein Has Been 30 Years in the Making<\/h2>\n