It has taken over 50 years for Guillermo del Toro ’s most personal project to make it to the big screen — since “The Shape of Water” filmmaker was just seven years old and first fell in love with Mary Shelley’s seminal, monstrous creation. But at its Hollywood premiere, del Toro seemed assured that his “ Frankenstein ” was invading theaters (and soon, Netflix) and just the right time.

“To me, [the message] is to reconnect emotionally to the idea of the power of forgiveness and acceptance — which is absolutely … a very scarce material right now,” he explained to Variety, adding that a new, “handmaid” version crafted by humans and “acted in human terms” was essential in 2025. “It’s not a blockbuster — a preconceived notion. It’s not a franchise. It’s something that it speaks very dire

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