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Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, "Frankenstein"
Description: Directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, this adaptation of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus revisits the classic saga of obsession, creation, and existential consequence. Isaac plays Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a man driven by grief and ambition to conquer death. Elordi transforms into the Creature—a haunting, human-yet-other force born of Frankenstein’s ambition. Del Toro weaves Gothic spectacle with emotional depth, exploring the creator’s hubris, the monster’s search for identity, and the chilling aftermath of transgression. Visually rich, psychologically haunting, and steeped in myth, this is Frankenstein as you’ve never seen it before...