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Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited Frankenstein reunited him with sculptor Mike Hill, who first created a Karloff makeup sculpture for the director. After Hill feared being overlooked, del Toro said the film hinged on his participation. Following a brief theatrical run, it streams on Netflix November 7. Hill devised a tall, lean creature with geometric scars, avoiding heavy stitching and drawing on 18th-century surgery. Jacob Elordi ultimately embodied the role; his full-body look used 42 prosthetic pieces and about 10 hours of makeup. The design shifts from bald innocence to cloaked menace, mirroring the character’s transformation.

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