If you're anything like me, you love a good monster movie. And you love Guillermo del Toro. Put the two together for a modern take on the classic story of Frankenstein and it's a match made in heaven! Albeit a dark and ominous one.
And if ever a man were destined to design a new version of Frankenstein's creature, it would surely be Prosthetics Master, Mike Hill, whose credits include the X-Men franchise, The Shape of Water and Nightmare Alley.
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(L to R) Prosthetic Makeup Effects Dept. Head Mike Hill, Cinematographer Dan Laustsen and Writer/Director Guillermo del Toro on the set of Frankenstein. Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix © 2025.
To transform Elordi into The Creature, Mike Hill employed 42 silicone prosthetics which had to be carefully molded to Elordi's head and body. This required 10-hour night sessions, starting in the dead of night — midnight, naturally! Finally, the skin tone was crafted by a combination of oyster grey, shades of blue (a nod to Karloff), yellows (a nod Mary Shelly's novel), pastels, purples and reds.
You can read more about Hill's incredible prosthetics work in this interview by The Credits:
Speaking from his home in Los Angeles, Hill explains how he bonded with del Toro over Frankenstein statues, and details the ten-hour makeup sessions that transformed Elordi into a “newly minted man.”
del Toro's Frankenstein stars Jacob Elordi as the Creature and Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein. You can catch it in theaters now, and streaming on Netflix.
Hungry for more? Check out our 2022 interview with Cinematographer Dan Laustsen:
