Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro is officially heading to Scotland to shoot his upcoming adaptation of Frankenstein for Netflix. In a post on X , formerly known as Twitter, last night, the Mexican filmmaker shared that he would soon be travelling to the UK to film Frankenstein . Advertisement Advertisement Sign up to our daily newsletter , get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
He wrote: “Kim and I leave for London / Scotland tonight- we will shoot more location footage for ‘F’ until October or so...
” Del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale has assembled a cast including Saltburn star Jacob Elordi, Moon Knight actor Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth , who most recently led horror sequel MaXXXine . Having previously described Shelley’s novel as his favourite book of all time, the acclaimed director has been working on a Frankenstein film for more than a decade. Even before he began to work on his own Shelley adaptation, del Toro has discussed his fascination with monsters.
In a 2008 interview with The Scotsman , del Toro said: “Even as a kid, I knew that monsters were far more gentle and far more desirable than the monsters living inside 'nice people'. “I think being a monster, and accepting that .
