Netflix releases the trailer for ‘Frankenstein’, Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited vision with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi in a gothic duel.
Netflix has just released the long-awaited trailer for ‘Frankenstein’, Guillermo del Toro’s ambitious take on Mary Shelley’s classic. The film will premiere in select cinemas on 17 October 2025 before its global release on the platform on 7 November, marking one of the year’s most highly anticipated launches.
The preview introduces Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant scientist consumed by the obsession of defying nature. Opposite him, Jacob Elordi embodies the Creature, a figure that merges terror and fragility, reflecting both social rejection and profound loneliness. The cast also includes Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Christian Convery, and Charles Dance, ensuring a level of performance worthy of expectations.
True to his visual stamp, del Toro fills the trailer with a gothic atmosphere where shadowed interiors, stitched bodies, and meticulous detail create a landscape of tragedy and beauty. At the heart of the images lies the tension between creator and creation: Isaac’s Victor consumed by ambition, and Elordi’s Creature desperately seeking recognition as something more than a monster.
Del Toro himself wrote the screenplay and produces the project alongside J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, stressing that the story resonates with him personally for its themes of humanity, rejection, and survival. Far from limiting itself to spectacle, his vision seeks to recover the raw emotion of Shelley’s original text and adapt it to contemporary sensibilities.
The scale of the production is evident in elaborate sets, striking makeup design, and staging that gives each character unique weight. Particularly compelling is Elordi’s performance, with a Creature that elicits both empathy and fear, breaking away from the one-dimensional image of monstrosity.
After years of speculation, the arrival of ‘Frankenstein’ by Guillermo del Toro is shaping up to be one of 2025’s major cinematic events. The trailer not only heightens anticipation but also confirms a work that blends gothic imagery with emotional depth, promising to stand as a landmark of modern cinema.
