Guillermo del Toro reveals why he casted Jacob Elordi in ‘Frankenstein’

Guillemor del Toro shared what appealed to him about Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac that he chose to cast them in the film.

Elordi plays The Creature which is created by Isaac's Victor Frankenstein, a roguish and egotistical scientist, who decides to defy the nature by creating his own living being.

In an interview with the CBS Sunday Morning, when asked why he picked Isaac and Elordi for the roles, The Shape of Water filmmaker replied, "Eyes. I cast the eyes."

Del Toro continued, "50% of film is looking at and 50% of film is being looked at."

Sharing what he saw in their eyes, the Oscar winning director added, "Oscar had brilliance, madness, seduction and pain."

Meanwhile, Elordi "was completely open. He had an innocence and an openness and a purity in his eyes that was completely disarming."

Talking about Elordi, he said that he when he saw him in Priscilla as Elvis, he had a moment of rage that The Creature and that’s when Del Toro decided to cast him in Frankenstein.

'Frankenstein' synopsis

A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a monstrous creature to life in a daring experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

'Frankenstein' release date

Frankenstein is slated for release on November 7 on Netflix.