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Frankenstein director Guillermo del Toro revealed his connection to the 1818 book's titular character in an interview with Page Six , published Wednesday, Dec. 3

"I immediately knew the creature was me,” he told the outlet

The filmmaker's film adaptation was released on Netflix on Nov.7

Guillermo del Toro is getting candid about his connection to Frankenstein.

Speaking in an interview with Page Six , published Wednesday, Dec. 3, the Frankenstein director, 61, opened up about his connection to the titular character, which is based on the 1818 novel of the same name.

“I immediately knew the creature was me,” del Toro, who first read the book when he was 11, told the outlet at the 2025 Gotham Awards.

“I didn’t fit [into] what people thought I should be as a boy grow

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