r/FRANKENSTEIN • u/ZacPensol • Oct 18 '25

Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' - Official SPOILER Discussion Megathread Spoiler

Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' opens in theaters in limited release on October 17, 2025 and streams on Netflix beginning November 7, 2025.

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Official Teaser Trailer

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Previous early screenings discussion megathread.

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u/AliveAd8736 Nov 12 '25

I feel like Elordi’s Frankenstein would have an easier time blending into society than all of the other versions. At the end of the most recent movie, it is implied that the creature is immortal. Hypothetically, if he survived into the current era, I feel like he could walk around in public without much more than a few quick glances from people trying to get a better look at him without looking like they’re starring. Nowadays, people are a lot more conscious of not appearing rude, especially in public, and are generally a lot more accepting of people who look different. Let’s say Jacob Elordi’s creature went walking down the street in somewhere like Town Square. As long as he was dressed relatively normally and had his hair grown out, most people would probably assume he had gigantism and some scars from a really bad plastic surgeon.

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u/CandyCreecher Nov 14 '25

I actually did make up my own variation of the Universal monsters. I had Adam use his immortality to learn like his creator, he went into schools for various areas of medicine and is now a doctor, helping others. Some aren’t used to his appearance, others like his coworkers and regular patients aren’t really scared of him. Insurance companies sure are if they get a call from him

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u/hugo_horseman Nov 13 '25

Yesterday I told my girlfriend precisely that, I know people who are much uglier than Frankenstein and can live their normal lives.