Jacob Elordi will be Frankenstein's monster in Guillermo del Toro's film Pretorius

Guillermo del Toro continues to define the cast “Praetorius”, his own version of “Frankenstein,” Mary Shelley's legendary horror novel, and he made one major change. A few months ago we learned that Oscar Isaac It would be Dr. Frankenstein, instead Andrew Garfield He would be responsible for putting himself in the monster's shoes… until now. The director chose the Mexican instead Jacob Al-Wardia very young actor who is already one of Hollywood's great emerging stars.

After he was recently released “Saltburn” And because he was one of the favorites to play Clark Kent/Superman – a role that eventually fell to David Corensweet – in “Superman legacy”The actor is on everyone's lips. Now he has been cast by del Toro to become Oscar Isaac's monstrous creation in the film soon to be released on Netflix.

Thus, Elordi not only joins Isaac, but also joins those who have already been confirmed Mia goth ('X', 'Infinity Pool') and Christopher Waltz (“Django Unchained”, “Inglourious Basterds”). With this, del Toro wants to start his own “monster saga” on Netflix, which will continue with more series and films in the future.

First monster movie…many to come?

“At one time, he was going to do a Monster Universe movie with Universal, but he didn't do it,” Del Toro's producer and collaborator J. Miles Dale said in an interview. “Believe “shape of water” “It's her own version of the creature, so now she's going to make her own world.”

“In the most recent films, “Alley of Lost Souls” And “Pinocchio”“We dealt with a father-son relationship,” Dale continues. “Guillermo and I both lost our parents in recent years. So when you have a strong father figure, he becomes an important part of your life. This version of 'Frankenstein' follows that trend a little bit, so we feel like the third part of Guillermo's fatherly trilogy. It's exciting, “When you read the script, it is very emotional and of course very creative.”

There's no set release date for “Pretorius,” but Del Toro and Dale hope to begin filming this year, 2024.