Legendary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro announced the directorial efforts he’s known for will end after the release of Netflix’s Frankenstein. Guillermo del Toro is known as a director, writer, and producer with a career that began in the 1980s. He has a distinctive flair for horror, fantasy, and wild, twisted adventures. He gained notable attention with his first feature, Cronos (1993).

Guillermo del Toro is known for his unusually beautiful movies, including The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Hellboy.

Netflix’s Frankenstein is set to release on November 7, but is slated for a limited theatrical release on October 17. The horror has a star-studded cast which includes Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi as The Creature, Christoph Waltz as Harlandar, and Mia Goth as Elizabeth Lavenza.

In Empire’s issue of Wicked: For Good, del Toro announced his departure from the type of directing he’s best known for:

“This movie closes the cycle. If you look at the lineage, from Cronos to The Devil’s Backbone, to Pan’s Labyrinth to Crimson Peak to this, this is an evolution of a certain type of aesthetic, and a certain type of rhythm, and a certain type of empathy. I feel like I need a change. You never know, the day after tomorrow, I may want to do Jekyll & Hyde, or whatever. But right now, my desire is to try and do something very different.”

What Guillermo del Toro’s Break From His Classic Aesthetic Means

Guillermo del Toro’s impressive career spans decades, but his distinctive style is undergoing a whole new transformation. With the filmmaker stating he needs a change, it’s safe to ᴀssume his future projects may go down a different route.

In terms of directing, del Toro has still given fans hope of possible future projects, but his comments signal they will be of a different nature than audiences are used to seeing from him. Guillermo del Toro has also ended fans’ hopes for unmade projects, including the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation At The Mountains Of Madness, stating, “It’s too big, too crazy, too R-rated.”

Our Take On Guillermo del Toro’s Career Change

Guillermo del Toro will always be one of the most iconic directors in filmmaking due to his unique flair for all things out of the box. Many young children remember being traumatized by his film Pan’s Labyrinth, but as an adult, can truly appreciate how hauntingly beautiful it really was.

Netflix’s Frankenstein is set to be another del Toro classic, which will showcase exactly why people always go to watch his movies. After decades of providing us with endless entertainment, it goes without saying that del Toro’s stamp on movies of this nature will be missed.

Fans can only hold out hope that the filmmaker isn’t saying goodbye to his iconic aesthetic forever, but instead is taking time after the heavy undertaking that has been Frankenstein. While del Toro hasn’t confirmed whether he will return, he left fans with the hope that a project might be so intriguing he can’t help but jump back in.

Source: Empire