Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein only hit the 2025 movie schedule a few weeks ago, but the reaction has been loud, and for some, this might be one of the filmmaker’s best movies yet. The book-to-screen adaptation , now streaming on Netflix , has quickly turned into the monster-movie conversation of the season, and for many viewers, Jacob Elordi’s performance as the Creature is the film’s emotional center of gravity. But if you can believe it, the actor claims he landed the role because of a “rude” tweet a few years ago.

Now that the Euphoria star has brought the role alive, an old story about how he ended up in the film has resurfaced—and it’s even better knowing how things turned out. Thanks to a TikTok posted by user @peytoninc , recorded during a post-screening Q&A wi

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