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Hot, completely personal take incoming - you haven't seen Frankenstein onscreen until you've seen Guillermo del Toro's version. Much as I think the Boris Karloff/James Whale adaptation was a triumph in creature feature filmmaking, I hadn't connected to a visual translation of Mary Shelley's history-making novel until this film. So you can imagine my slight disappointment when I found out I didn't get to see all the scenes del Toro shot for the film.

In fact, no one who watched the 2025 Frankenstein film did. And if you only have a digital copy through a Netflix subscription, you won't get to see one of the movie's deleted scenes. Nope, only folks who buy a DVd or Bluray of the movie will get to be in that club.

The news comes from Guillermo del Toro's own Twitter/X page, in a response to a fan's query. After exploring the Art and Making of Frankenstein, a user by the handle @MYGHOSTR commented that they would love to see a "convent scene" depicted in the book but unseen in the theatrical cut of Frankenstein. And in what we're sure was a fun little fan-moment, Guillermo del Toro himself responded to the post. 

"It will be included in the physical media release," the Blade II director said of the sequence.

We're not going to pretend to know any details about the "convent scene," save for some of the visuals that were attached to this Frankenfan's social media post. But speaking from a personal perspective again, I'd be more than willing to pay for a physical copy of my favorite monster movie of 2025, even if it's just to see a few seconds of another gorgeously-designed outfit.

Next up - what special edition do I have to buy to get more scenes of Victor Frankenstein in that bathtub?

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is streaming on Netflix now. A physical release of the film has been confirmed, but no release date has been set for the DVD/Bluray.

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