VENICE, Italy (AP) — Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi are expected at the Venice Film Festival Saturday for the world premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” the kickoff to what’s expected to be the film’s major awards season push.

Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Elordi is the monster in this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, which del Toro has been dreaming about making for decades.

“It’s the movie that I’ve been in training for 30 years to do,” del Toro told The Associated Press recently.

There may be some disruption outside of the red carpet, however, as an anti-war march is planned to take place that evening, ending near the festival. Organizers hope to turn the spotlight to Gaza.

The last time del Toro was at Venice was with “The Shape of Water” in 2017, which w

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