In Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi developed perhaps the most important work of his career. The Australian actor leaves behind his role as a student-athlete in trancefrom a wealthy and aristocratic student in Saltburn And the rock star in Priscilla. In Guillermo del Toro’s new film, Elordi becomes him The monstrous creature that Mary Shelley It was first described more than 200 years ago.
This movie is generating a lot of talk, but if there’s one thing everyone agrees on, it’s that Jacob turned In theme created by Victor Frankenstein (played by Oscar Isaac in the film) is one of the greatest new feats of heroism Frankenstein. Some take the risk of putting the actor’s name in Oscar pools.
Photos showing the heroine on screen spread on social networks, and many wondered the same thing: How did the makeup team manage to characterize Elordi in such detail? Now we have the answer. The actor underwent characterization sessions of up to 10 hours, as the team placed him 42 industrial piecesOf these, 14 correspond to the head and neck.
Through its social media profile, Netflix, the platform on which the film can be watched since last November 7, shared a time-lapse video showing Microtransformation process Which Elordi was exposed to every day of filming.
“He never complained”
Elordi got the role in Frankenstein After Andrew Garfield gave up on becoming the monster before filming began in March 2024. Then the challenge began: we had to design what the character of Jacob would look like on the big screen. he Makeup artist Mike HillDel Toro’s regular collaborator ever since Water shapeHe is responsible, along with the director, for giving life to the creature.
In an interview with L diversedel Toro shared that during filming, he came to believe that Elordi was “superhuman.” The actor endured extremely long days of work and even risked his physical safety, running barefoot through the forest and climbing up the side of a ship. “He never complained. He never told me: I’m tired. I’m hungry. can i go? “He worked 20 hours a day,” the manager said.
Each makeup and characterization session for Elordi’s transformation began after midnight, so that the actor would be ready at dawn. This work routine completely disrupted their schedules. “When you make a film like this, time gets out of control. I stopped wearing the watch and just waited For the truck to arrive. This means it’s time to go. He explained to the American media: “I did not eat breakfast, lunch or dinner, and I did not think about the morning, afternoon or night.”
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