Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Sets Criterion Collection Release with Extended Director’s Cut

The 4K release will be available just in time for Halloween

by Alex Kaan 15 July 2026

Netflix

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is getting a 4K UHD home video release from The Criterion Collection, with a new 158-minute extended director’s cut, titled The Reborn Cut, adding nine minutes of footage.

Described by del Toro as his dream project, Frankenstein was a critical success and won the Academy Awards for Costume Design, Production Design, and Makeup and Hairstyling. The Mexican director’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel was notable for its themes of forgiveness and for framing the dynamic between Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) and the creature (Jacob Elordi) more explicitly as a father-son relationship.

The release includes:

  • 4K digital master of the theatrical version of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack

  • 4K digital master of Frankenstein: The Reborn Cut, a new 158-minute extended director’s cut of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack

  • Two 4K UHD discs of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the films and special features

  • New audio commentary on The Reborn Cut, featuring director Guillermo del Toro

  • The Anatomy Lesson: Director’s Cut, a new documentary on the making of the film

  • The Parlour, a collection of conversations on craft featuring del Toro; actors Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Oscar Isaac; cinematographer Dan Laustsen; production designer Tamara Deverell; costume designer Kate Hawley; and creature designer Mike Hill

  • Q&As moderated by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and musician Patti Smith

  • Interview with composer Alexandre Desplat conducted by film-music scholar Jon Burlingame

  • Trailer

  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio

  • PLUS: An essay by scholar and author Christopher Frayling

  • New cover by Denver Balbaboco

The special edition is available to pre-order now and releases October 27th. See the cover art below:

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