Interview: Guillermo del Toro on Frankenstein, Future Projects, and AI

Consequence's Filmmaker of the Year Guillermo del Toro talks to us about Frankenstein, his decades-long father figure fixation, and the consequences of AI in the arts. The in depth interview covers a lot of grounds, from the "essential yin-and-yang between the Creature and his creator" in Frankenstein, to how generative AI "vandalizes the fact that art without pain is illustration." Watch the full interview above, and read Consequence's 2025 Filmmaker of the Year feature with Guillermo del Toro here: https://cons.lv/foty See where Frankenstein landed on our list of the Best Movies of 2025 here: https://cons.lv/bestmovies Check out the rest of Consequence's 2025 Annual Report here: https://cons.lv/annualreport25 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Frankenstein and the father/son relationship 01:26 - The casting process for Frankenstein 03:19 - The Creature's appearance 05:24 - Using practical effects 07:55 - Inspiring and connecting with younger audiences 09:00 - Horror as parable 10:28 - The "immortal myths" 11:29 - What comes after Pinocchio and Frankenstein 12:18 - The origins of his creative voice 13:19 - Concluding his father figure fixation 14:13 - The next chapter 15:07 - The limitations and consequences of AI Subscribe here for more! https://bit.ly/2RZJXTc​​​​​​​ Get more of Consequence http://consequence.net/ Facebook: http://cos.lv/QJFI30rnuXQ​​​​​​​​​ Twitter: http://cos.lv/zAxA30rnuXL​​​​​​​​​ TikTok: http://cos.lv/KZdI30rnuXJ​​​​​​​​​ Instagram: http://cos.lv/QJFI30rnuXQ Twitter: https://bit.ly/2RS5g8Z