Guillermo del Toro has praised Jacob Elordi for replacing Andrew Garfield in the Netflix adaptation of Frankenstein. The film, based on Mary Shelley’s gothic novel released in 1818, was set to star Garfield as eccentric scientist Doctor Viktor’s monster,

Oscar Isaac — brooding, intense, and always slightly unhinged — is Victor Frankenstein, while Jacob Elordi, heir apparent to Hollywood’s tall, dark, and damaged archetype, plays the Creature (replacing Andrew Garfield, who had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts).