Now that fall is fully here, headlines about the latest Ghostface installment and other ominous foes have audiences ready to watch some slashers. Among this season’s class of upcoming horror movies stands the highly anticipated and long awaited Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. His take on the book to screen adaptation of the Mary Shelley classic has been labeled–for some–as the must see thriller. But according to one of the movie’s stars, it may subvert expectations.
After the release of the epic Frankenstein trailer, the hype for the Academy Award winner’s interpretation has only heightened. Mia Goth, who plays Elizabeth Lavenza, shared a bit more about Toro’s vision during the LA red carpet premiere with Deadline. The rising scream queen revealed she nor Toro sees his Frankenstein as a scary movie. Unlike many other modern-day versions, she equated it to a complicated familial piece with layers and has been a lifelong project for him:
