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latest film optimization of mary shelleyGothic novel of 1818, frankensteinhas landed on now NetflixAnd some eagle-eyed viewers may have spotted familiar stately homes amid its spooky locations.
The project was led by Oscar-winning director Guillermo del ToroWho is known for his fascination with demons and supernatural things.
film It took years to build, and frankenstein The crew underwent an extensive scouting process across Europe to find the best locations.
Del Toro said, “I wanted it to feel like an old movie that was made in the heyday of Hollywood.” “I want it to be tasteful, beautiful and impressive.”
Filming began in Toronto, Canada in early 2024, before the crew moved to several UK sites for location and miniatures filming.
Del Toro explains, “One thing you know in this movie is that everything was built, and most of it was handmade. You have… real sets, real locations.” “We traveled for hours and hours with a caravan of people to find a room that looked in the right direction.”
Victor Frankenstein’s ancestral home
Gosford House and Dunchat House in Scotland, along with Burghley House and Wilton House in England, were used as the locations of Victor Frankenstein’s ancestral home.
It was the latter location that was one of the director’s favorite locations, as it was used in one of his favorite Stanley Kubrick films.
“I think part of Guillermo’s charm as a cinephile is that he was shooting in barry lyndon Home,” frankenstein says production designer Tamara Deverell.
“He film It’s a very different vibe from ours, but we looked at it a lot as a reference because it’s set during the same period, and it has candlelight, mood lighting, that kind of thing.
Palladian-style home of the 18th Earl and Countess of Pembroke Wilton House The 21-acre landscaped park is in Wiltshire. It is currently closed for the season, but will reopen to the public at Easter 2026, when guests can tour the house and grounds, including the rose garden, water features and woodland walks.
The crew primarily used its dining room and graveyard in the film.
Together frankenstein And barry lyndonThe house has been used for several period features, including a 2019 adaptation emmaas well as hit TV shows bridgerton And Crown,
State Rooms in Lincolnshire Burghley House including the Great Hall, Bow Room and Old Kitchen were also used for the production.
During this time, Gosford House Used as the main exterior. Its double staircase is also visible during the poignant wedding scene at the end of the film. The Neoclassical mansion, as well as 5,000 acres of parkland and beach, can be accessed during public tours.
Dunchat HouseAn eclectic patchwork of 1820 Greek Revival features and Romanesque additions, it is popular for its nine-hole wooded parkland golf course. Its ornate library was used in the opening scenes.
Shelley’s Edinburgh
Parts of Shelley’s novel take place in the Scottish capital. edinburghDel Toro bought into this element in his adaptation by showcasing parts of the city, such as Parliament Square, as well as well-preserved streets that have retained their historic charm, such as Lady Stairs Close and Bakehouse Close,
“Old Edinburgh gave off that Gothic, wet cobblestone look that we wanted,” Deverell explains. Conde Nast Traveler,
“It’s a huge treasure trove of a city, almost 360 degrees of historic buildings. We shot right on the Royal Mile. It was crazy. We were working around all the tourists.”
icy arctic
Opening the film in the hostile Arctic, del Toro picks up on one of Shelley’s major themes in the book, highlighting the transcendence and power of nature.
Here, the audience meets Danish sailors en route to the North Pole, whose ship has frozen after drifting ashore, where they cross paths with an exhausted Victor Frankenstein.
Some snowy scenes were filmed on location at Lake Nipissing. Canadian North Bay, but the ship was built in a backlot in Toronto, bringing the harshness of the Arctic to life without traveling to the polar edge.
In keeping with the film’s tactile philosophy, del Toro refused to create the ship digitally.
Del Toro explained: “Most people now would build 20 feet of the ship, and the rest would be digital, but we wanted to make it a very dramatic, romantic declaration of an image. You open with it, you’re in the film. You’re in the spirit of Mary Shelley.”
‘Frankenstein’ is now showing in select theaters and streaming on Netflix.