It took more than 20 years, $120 million and many pounds of prosthetics and makeup to allow Guillermo del Toro to bring his vision of “ Frankenstein ” to life.

The hero’s journey that del Toro traveled with one of filmdom’s foundational creatures is the subject of this week’s Variety cover story . “Frankenstein” stars Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac detail the difficult shoot that required long days in Scotland and Toronto. Brent Lang, Variety ‘s executive editor, and Ramin Setoodeh, Variety ‘s co-Editor in Chief, teamed up to tell the backstory of the latest iteration of Mary Shelley’s enduring yarn. Del Toro’s “Frankenstein” premieres Aug. 30 at the Venice Film Festival, which aims to position the creature feature as an Oscar contender.

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