Originally appeared on E! Online

For his new movie, Jacob Elordi was brought to life with a lot of help from prosthetics.

Playing the Creature in Guillermo del Toro ’s upcoming adaptation of "Frankenstein" was no easy task — especially as del Toro revealed how long Elordi spent getting in character.

“He took around 10 hours every day,” del Toro exclusively told E! News’ Francesca Amiker at the Oct. 6 Los Angeles premiere of the film, “and about 42 pieces of makeup, prosthetics. And then he would have to work.”

The Oscar winner was incredibly impressed by how Elordi handled everything, saying, “He did it all with grace and patience and love.”

“I told him, ‘Look, it's like when a priest is getting dressed, there are many layers to the robes and the ceremonial guard. You hav

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