del Toro has one of the most impressive filmographies of any director currently working in Hollywood, and few other filmmakers in history have made so many lasting contributions to the sci fi, horror, and fantasy genres: Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's Backbone, The Shape of Water, I can go on.
Frankenstein has long been a dream project of del Toro's. I remember when it was announced in 2007 with plans to star del Toro regular and go-to man in the creature suit Doug Jones. del Toro's films demonstrate a keen understanding of monsters, tragedy, the evil of men, and both the beauty and horror of the Gothic that del Toro and Frankenstein, on paper, is a match made in Heaven.
