Jacob Elordi captured movie lovers' attention, and their hearts when he made his acting debut in the Kissing Booth movies. It was clear that the heartthrob was full of promise, and he's truly shined as the unlikeable Nate character in HBO’s Euphoria. This year, he’s taking on a very different kind of role by starring in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein movie as the iconic monster. Now, Elordi is opening up about how he prepared for the role, and the explicit advice del Toro gave him.
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the cast of Frankenstein chatted about taking on Mary Shelley’s famous novel, how they shot some of the most technical scenes in the upcoming book-to-screen adaptation, and working with such a creative director like del Toro. When it came to Jacob Elordi, he initially thought he would stay away from watching previous iterations of Frankenstein so he wasn’t too influenced by previous portrayals of the monster. However, del Toro steered the 28-year-old in another direction, and dropped a few f-bombs while doing so:
