Guillermo del Toro is taking a more sympathetic approach to the undead creature at the heart of his version of “Frankenstein.”
“Somebody asked me the other day, does it have really scary scenes?” del Toro said during a conversation at the Cannes Film Festival with Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat. “For the first time, I considered that. It’s an emotional story for me. It’s as personal as anything. I’m asking a question about being a father, being a son… I’m not doing a horror movie — ever. I’m not trying to do that.”
Desplat and del Toro were on stage discussing their collaborations on films like “The Shape of Water” and “Pinocchio” as a way of highlighting the pivotal role that music plays in moviemaking. They are working together once again on “Frankenstein,” which Netflix will release this fall. It sounds like they are aligned in not…
