Jacob Elordi wasn't 'tortured' in Frankenstein portrayal
Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi never felt as though he was "tortured and suffering" in his portrayal of The Creature in Guillermo del Toro's take on the classic story.
Jacob Elordi didn't feel "tortured" in his work on Frankenstein.
The 28-year-old actor takes on the role of The Creature in Netflix's new adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel and praised director Guillermo del Toro for creating a "safe space" for the cast on set.
Jacob told The Hollywood Reporter at the movie's Los Angeles premiere: "There's a certain point once the prosthetics go on where they kind of demand that you are The Creature and there's a level of focus that needs to come to the role.
"But at the same time Guillermo created such a free set - I hate when people say this but he really created a safe space, so it was creatively very liberating to be on that set."
The Saltburn star added: "It wasn't like this idea everyone has of being Method, which is tortured and suffering and everyone else suffers so you can get a performance. It was a little different to that."
The movie is the realisation of a passion project for Guillermo - who has wanted to make a Frankenstein film for many years - and he explained that he feels mixed emotions now it is complete.
The Mexican filmmaker said: "It's postpartum depression and celebration at the same time. And it's because when the horizon shifts that brutally - like if you dreamed to make the team or dreamed about graduating or whatever and then you do it and you go, 'Ah!', like the elevator dropped - so that's the one thing; the other one is the joy of having achieved, with a great team, a very operatic, beautiful, epic intimate story about fathers and sons and fathers and sons transmitting the pain. And the power of forgiveness and acceptance is not an easy task."
Del Toro felt that it was important to tell the story from the perspective of both The Creature and his creator Victor Frankenstein (played by Oscar Isaac).
The Shape of Water director said: "That's what we're not doing in anything right now.
"We are showing one perspective or another, and complexity comes from the thought that there is the other, and the other is you. If you can identify that there's no you and me but us, it's an urgent tale to tell."
Meanwhile, Guillermo also explained how Elordi spent "10 hours" in makeup "every day" to transform into The Creature.
The 60-year-old filmmaker told E! News: "He took around 10 hours every day and about 42 pieces of makeup, prosthetics. And then he would have to work."
And Guillermo was impressed by how the Euphoria actor embraced the makeup.
The director added: "He did it all with grace and patience and love.
"I told him, 'Look, it's like when a priest is getting dressed, there are many layers to the robes and the ceremonial guard. You have to think, this is your Ceremonial Guard. You're invoking the Creature.'
"And the result is heartbreaking and beautiful. It’s a really naked performance - emotionally so close to innocence that it breaks your heart."
