By Kofi Outlaw

He hasn’t been done with HELLBOY II for five minutes, yet famed Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro already has his sights set on another mythical monster: Mary Shelly’s FRANKENSTEIN.

Del Toro recently confessed to MTV news that he has “always been” interested in lending his signature style of drama-meets-horror to a re-imagined version of the classic monster flick. He went on to say that before the current WGA strike, he had been working intently on pre-production for FRANKENSTEIN, outlining notes and early drafts of his version of Shelly’s tale. With the WGA strike still going strong, pre-production on FRANKENSTEIN has been scaled down to early drawings of the monster Del Toro hopes to bring to the screen. 

With PAN’S LAYBRINTH, the Oscar-nominated director has already proven he can craft a film that features monsters both human and supernatural—so bringing the tale of the insidious Dr. Frankenstein and his abominable creation to the screen would be a logical step for his rising career.

You can watch the full interview with Guillermo Del Toro below. In the meantime, rant back to us with your thoughts on the famed director’s chances of making FRANKENSTEIN a monster hit.