Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Guillermo Del Toro Based His Dr. Frankenstein on ‘Tech Bros’

Apparently Guillermo Del Toro based Dr. Frankenstein in his new Frankenstein movie...on ‘tech bros.’ Why? Get the story...

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Giedmo del Toro is undeniably a visionary director, so you
already know his upcoming version of Frankenstein will pull from
different sources of inspiration than say, any other Hollywood telling
of Frankenstein.

Speaker 1 (00:14):
Yeah, this is not the Frankenstein with the bolt coming
out of his neck.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
But you know what, I didn't expect Giedman to draw
inspiration from tech Bros.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Are you serious? Oh?

Speaker 2 (00:23):
Yeah, Gilled mootels and pr that his doctor, Victor Frankenstein,
the mad scientist who builds the monster, is modeled after
certain silicone valley exects.

Speaker 1 (00:34):
Wait, that's actually hilarious.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
It is, right, So he says he wanted the arrogance
of Victor to be similar to Tech Bros behind AI.
The doctor is creating something without considering the consequences.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
I've heard Giirmo is not a fan of AI. By
the way, he said that he'd rather die than use
any AI CG in his movies.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
Ever, I mean, he's an artist who believes in supporting
other craftsmen providing that skill, which is exactly what he
did with Frankenstein, which, by the way, hits Netflix November seventh.
That's direct from Hollywood,