{"id":4587,"date":"2026-01-09T14:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/guillermo-del-toro-on-frankenstein-and-his-movies-that-made-me-its-time-for-the-nightmares\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:48:51","slug":"guillermo-del-toro-on-frankenstein-and-his-movies-that-made-me-its-time-for-the-nightmares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/guillermo-del-toro-on-frankenstein-and-his-movies-that-made-me-its-time-for-the-nightmares\/","title":{"rendered":"Guillermo del Toro on Frankenstein and his Movies That Made Me: &#8220;It\u2019s time for the nightmares!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bp4rCPkViGg?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>*** Contains strong language ***<\/p>\n<p>Legendary Director Guillermo del Toro joins BBC Radio 1\u2019s film critic Ali Plumb to talk about his new movie Frankenstein and look back through his career. He reveals how Frankenstein&#8217;s monster has been a theme throughout his work over the years, from Cronos, Blade II and Hellboy to Pacific Rim, The Shape Of Water and Pinnochio. And he reveals why he wanted the Faun to be more like David Bowie in Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth. Plus, he reveals the movies he most often recommends to others and the technique he stole from Steven Spielberg.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro &#8211; Guillermo sharing chocolate<br \/>\n01:14 Frankenstein and Mountains of Madness: urgent!<br \/>\n02:38 Frankenstein&#8217;s monster in Guillermo&#8217;s earlier movies<br \/>\n05:01 How it feels to have finished Frankenstein at last<br \/>\n06:05 Frankenstein is Guillermo at his most vulnerable<br \/>\n06:59 Shots Guillermo is most proud of across his career<br \/>\n08:58 Pinch me moments shooting Frankenstein and definition of horro<br \/>\n10:46 Scenes Guillermo thought about the most<br \/>\n11:41 The ghost boy in The Devil&#8217;s Backbone<br \/>\n12:41 Guillermo&#8217;s influence on pop culture<br \/>\n14:57 Guillermo&#8217;s directing style with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi<br \/>\n15:58 Directing Doug Jones in Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth to be more Bowie<br \/>\n17:56 Working with Burn Gorman<br \/>\n18:28 What Guillermo sees of himself in Doug Jones and Ron Perlman<br \/>\n20:11 Blade II and Guillermo&#8217;s influence on superhero movies<br \/>\n23:37 Having a happy cast learned on Mimic<br \/>\n24:42 Mementos from Frankenstein<br \/>\n25:36 Films Guillermo has recommended the most<br \/>\n29:32 The making of Frankenstein&#8217;s magic hour shot<\/p>\n<p>Watch Movies with Ali Plumb on BBC iPlayer in the UK: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/tv\/radio1<br \/>\nIncluding more Movies That Made Me with the world&#8217;s biggest stars. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Official Channel of BBC Radio 1<br \/>\nHere you can find your favourite live performances, the biggest movie stars, amazing interviews and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe for more from Radio 1<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on socials:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcradio1\/\u200b<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bbcradio1\" data-unique-id=\"bbcradio1\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" data-embed-type=\"creator\" style=\"max-width:780px; min-width:288px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bbcradio1?refer=creator_embed\">@bbcradio1<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>#radio1<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bp4rCPkViGg\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*** Contains strong language *** Legendary Director Guillermo del Toro joins BBC Radio 1\u2019s film critic Ali Plumb to talk about his new movie Frankenstein and look back through his career. 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