Ethan Shanfeld Just days after winning the Oscar for best animated feature for his dark take on “Pinocchio,” Guillermo del Toro is already looking to cast his next film.
Sources tell Variety that Andrew Garfield, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth are in early talks to star in Netflix’s live-action “Frankenstein” movie, which del Toro will write and direct.
Del Toro has been developing the project, based on English author Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, for several years, but it’s unclear how faithful he intends to interpret the source material. “Frankenstein” is part of the filmmaker’s multi-year deal with Netflix, where del Toro has a number of projects in various stages of development.
Conversations about “Frankenstein” are in the very early stages, sources tell Variety. Del Toro’s win on Sunday marked his third Academy Award, following two wins for 2017’s “The Shape of Water,” which took home prizes for best director and best picture.
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