'Gruesome' Netflix horror movie based on classic novel gets release date with unexpected twist

One of Netflix’s most anticipated new releases for 2025 has just added an unexpected twist to its premiere on the streaming platform.

The latest adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro was previously confirmed to be released to Netflix on Friday, 7th November.

Starring Jacob Elordi as the iconic monster, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has assembled an A-list ensemble that includes Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein, the scientist who creates new life.

Also featuring in the cast are Mia Goth as Frankenstein’s fiancée Elizabeth Lavenza, plus Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Lauren Collins, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Charles Dance and Ralph Ineson.

In an exciting update, horror fans have now been given the opportunity to catch the film early - here’s how.

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Netflix has confirmed the film will now be released in select cinemas on Friday, 17th October.

This means horror aficionados will be able to experience the terrifying classic just in time for Halloween.

For those waiting for the film to come to streaming, they’ll have to wait until after spooky season has already come to an end.

To coincide with the announcement, Netflix has also revealed some intriguing new posters for del Toro’s new masterpiece.

The key art features Isaac and Elordi as scientist and monster from behind.

Frankenstein is seen in his abandoned laboratory, which features strange green pylons and an ominous pit in the floor.

Meanwhile, his creation is draped in rags and furs as he stands in a frozen wasteland, an old-fashioned galleon in the distance.

A synopsis for the film reads: “A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.”

Del Toro, who has previously cited Frankenstein as his favourite book, said of adapting the story: “The most important figure from English legacy is, incredibly, for me, a teenager by the name of Mary Shelley, and she has remained a figure as important in my life as if she were family.

“And so many times when I want to give up, when I think about giving up, when people tell me that dreaming of the movies and the stories I dream are impossible, I think of her.”

Frankenstein will be released in select cinemas on 17th October and Netflix on 7th November.