Fresh off the Venice and TIFF premieres of “Frankenstein” — starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi — Guillermo del Toro has revealed his next project.
Titled “Fury,” the film will reunite him with Isaac and is being described as a “violent” two-hander in the spirit of a murderous “My Dinner with Andre” (1981).
“I’m writing a project to do with Oscar,” del Toro told the TIFF crowd. “It’s called “Fury,” and it goes back to the thriller aspects of Nightmare Alley — very cruel, very violent. Like “My Dinner with Andre” but with killing after each course.”
Now 60, del Toro says the story is tied to his own shifting perspective: “I’m very interested in the violence we do to each other — mentally, spiritually, physically. I’ve gone from asking where I’m going, to being a father and son, to now being in the regret decade. So expect a lot of regret.”
This feels like a promising direction for the three-time Oscar winner, whose recent output — particularly the glossy CGI-heavy “Frankenstein” — hasn’t carried the same raw bite as his earlier, more tactile work. “Fury” sounds like a necessary return to stripped-down, character-driven intensity.
Del Toro also confirmed he’s prepping a stop-motion adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s “The Buried Giant.” First announced two years ago, the project will be an “epic stop-motion” feature “not for kids,” aiming to push the medium.
Referencing “Nightmare Alley” and “My Dinner with Andre” in the same breath, del Toro made it clear “Fury” won’t be for the faint of heart. In the meantime, “Frankenstein” — which bowed last month in Venice — arrives in select theaters on October 17 before streaming on Netflix starting November 7.