Home Uncategorized JACOB ELORDI WAS “CHOOSEN” FOR FRANKENSTEIN FOR AN UNEXPECTED REASON — ESPECIALLY AFTER ANDREW GARFIELD SUDDENLY WITHDROPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT — When Andrew Garfield abruptly announced his departure from the project just hours before a costume rehearsal, the entire Frankenstein team was thrown into chaos. But the most unbelievable thing was that just 12 hours later, the director called Jacob Elordi — and the reason was something that stunned even Jacob: “We needed a Frankenstein… who knew how to hide his fear.” The statement was so haunting that Jacob said he was silent for just over a minute before nodding. But that wasn’t the most chilling detail. An insider revealed that the crew had reviewed an old audition tape of Jacob—one that was deemed “too dark” and had previously been discarded—and it was the expression in the final few seconds that caused the director to change the entire casting plan. What was it about that forbidden tape that had the room holding its breath? Why did they believe Jacob Elordi was the only one who could bring Frankenstein back in a whole new way?

JACOB ELORDI WAS “CHOOSEN” FOR FRANKENSTEIN FOR AN UNEXPECTED REASON — ESPECIALLY AFTER ANDREW GARFIELD SUDDENLY WITHDROPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT — When Andrew Garfield abruptly announced his departure from the project just hours before a costume rehearsal, the entire Frankenstein team was thrown into chaos. But the most unbelievable thing was that just 12 hours later, the director called Jacob Elordi — and the reason was something that stunned even Jacob: “We needed a Frankenstein… who knew how to hide his fear.” The statement was so haunting that Jacob said he was silent for just over a minute before nodding. But that wasn’t the most chilling detail. An insider revealed that the crew had reviewed an old audition tape of Jacob—one that was deemed “too dark” and had previously been discarded—and it was the expression in the final few seconds that caused the director to change the entire casting plan. What was it about that forbidden tape that had the room holding its breath? Why did they believe Jacob Elordi was the only one who could bring Frankenstein back in a whole new way?

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Jacob Elordi Was Cast in Frankenstein for This Specific Reason After Andrew Garfield Dropped Out

Director Guillermo del Toro said he tapped Elordi to star as “the Creature” because of one feature in particular

Jacob Elordi attends the Melbourne screening of "The Narrow Road To The Deep North" at Palace Cinema Como on April 09, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia; Andrew Garfield attends the Andrew Garfield Souk Talents - Snapshot On Actors 2 at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 on December 09, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jacob Elordi; Andrew Garfield.Credit : Graham Denholm/Getty; Daniele Venturelli/Getty

Guillermo del Toro had his eyes set on Jacob Elordi to play “the Creature” in his forthcoming Frankenstein film for a reason.

The Saltburn actor, 28, will be starring in del Toro’s new horror months after Andrew Garfield had passed on the role citing scheduling conflicts. And as del Toro, 60, revealed in a new interview with Variety, Elordi’s “eyes” got him the gig.

“I saw Saltburn and I loved his innocence and openness,” the director said. “He plays the victim of a Tom Ripley-type of character, and I thought he played it with a lot of range.”

“His character was also capable of being high class and cruel. Jacob’s eyes are so full of humanity,” del Toro added. “I cast him because of his eyes.”

Jacob Elordi attends the Australian premiere of "The Narrow Road To The Deep North" at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on April 07, 2025 in Sydney, Australia
Jacob Elordi attends the the Australian premiere “The Narrow Road To The Deep North”.Don Arnold/WireImage

The revelation comes months before the film arrives in select theaters in October, before making its way to Netflix the following month. News of Elordi taking on the role first broke in January 2024. Later in the year, Garfield — who was initially announced to take on the part — told Deadline that he was “disappointed” he ultimately wasn’t able to do make it work.

“But meeting Jacob felt really serendipitous so that I could really see and hear that, ‘No, maybe he needed that experience more than me,'” Garfield said at the time. “That was cool, to feel that he had a really spectacular time on that job.”

Frankenstein follows the story of the cursed creation of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, played by Oscar Isaac. Based on the classic Mary Shelley novel, it also stars Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and more.

Frankenstein. Jacob Elordi as The Creature in Frankenstein.
Jacob Elordi as “the Creature” in ‘Frankenstein’.Ken Woroner/Netflix

Elordi and Isaac also spoke with Variety about the forthcoming film, revealing that Elordi underwent 10 hours in the makeup chair each day to get into character.

“There’s so many different layers to the costume,” Elordi said. “When he’s born, he’s wearing nearly nothing. His chest is open and his head is high. Then, as he starts to experience pain, as we do as a teenager, he starts to hunch his shoulders. And as an adult, he closes off.”

As Elordi explained, he’d make his way to the makeup trailer at 10 p.m. during days with an early call time, as he took all night to transform into the monster. Actors “throw time away when you make a film like this,” Elordi said. “I stopped having a clock, and I would just wait till the SUV arrived. That meant it was time to go,” he said. “I didn’t do breakfast, lunch or dinner, or think in terms of morning, afternoon, night. It was just one time.”

The director gave Elordi his props too, telling Variety that the actor didn’t “complain” once when he put in the 20-hour days on set. “It changed me fundamentally — changed the way that I approach performance and the way that I watch movies,” Elordi said of his latest role.

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