Guillermo del Toro ‘s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein launches at the Venice Film Festival today and the filmmaker, cast and backers Netflix were at the film’s Lido press conference.

Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, the brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Oscar winner Del Toro was asked by a journalist — sitting a row back from Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos — whether he would have liked more than a three-week theatrical run for his big-budget spectacle?

Del Toro quipped initially: “Yeah. I mean, look, look at my size. I always want more of everything,” before adding of the $120M movie: “To me, the battle we a

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