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Caroline Young

Andrew Garfield Is Being Replaced By Jacob Elordi In Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, And The Internet Has Thoughts

Andrew Garfield in Under the Silver Lake/Jacob Elordi in Saltburn (side by side).

Following his animated success with the stop motion revelation Pinocchio, director Guillermo Del Toro is re-teaming with Netflix for yet another whimsical classic. The horror master himself is taking on Frankenstein, and the cast, which included Andrew Garfield, Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac, created a lot of buzz for the new project. However, it was recently announced that Jacob Elordi would be taking on the monster character in the new film in Garfield's place, and of course the internet had mixed opinions on the matter. 

After taking a break from acting following a number of high profile projects, Garfield was set to return with the latest Guillermo Del Toro movie. However, according to Deadline, scheduling conflicts made this partnership impossible, and The Amazing Spider Man star had to step down from the film. Upon announcing Garfield’s exit, Elordi was announced as his replacement. Some fans are excited to see the Euphoria star work with yet another Oscar-winning filmmaker, while others were devastated to lose Garfield as the star. One fan expressed their wild disappointment on X by using the breakdown scene from The Bear:

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