Meet the Artist Behind Jacob Elordi’s Striking Transformation in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein leans into the theme of bad fathers. Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) follows his brute father’s footsteps and casts aside his only son, The Creature (played by Jacob Elordi). Victor sees himself in his creation and revolts.

One of The Creature’s behind-the-scenes creators, designer Mike Hill , is a rather loving father to Shelly’s misunderstood son. Hill embraces the beauty, not the monstrosity of The Creature. It’s all there in the book with his pretty body parts.

In total, Elordi required 42 appliances and 10 hours of makeup time. The result is another deeply human “monster” from Hill and del Toro. They previously worked together on Nightmare Alley , The Shape of Water , and The Cabinet of Curiosities .

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