Guillermo del Toro on Frankenstein and his Movies That Made Me: "It’s time for the nightmares!"

*** Contains strong language *** Legendary Director Guillermo del Toro joins BBC Radio 1’s film critic Ali Plumb to talk about his new movie Frankenstein and look back through his career. He reveals how Frankenstein's monster has been a theme throughout his work over the years, from Cronos, Blade II and Hellboy to Pacific Rim, The Shape Of Water and Pinnochio. And he reveals why he wanted the Faun to be more like David Bowie in Pan's Labyrinth. Plus, he reveals the movies he most often recommends to others and the technique he stole from Steven Spielberg. 00:00 Intro - Guillermo sharing chocolate 01:14 Frankenstein and Mountains of Madness: urgent! 02:38 Frankenstein's monster in Guillermo's earlier movies 05:01 How it feels to have finished Frankenstein at last 06:05 Frankenstein is Guillermo at his most vulnerable 06:59 Shots Guillermo is most proud of across his career 08:58 Pinch me moments shooting Frankenstein and definition of horro 10:46 Scenes Guillermo thought about the most 11:41 The ghost boy in The Devil's Backbone 12:41 Guillermo's influence on pop culture 14:57 Guillermo's directing style with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi 15:58 Directing Doug Jones in Pan's Labyrinth to be more Bowie 17:56 Working with Burn Gorman 18:28 What Guillermo sees of himself in Doug Jones and Ron Perlman 20:11 Blade II and Guillermo's influence on superhero movies 23:37 Having a happy cast learned on Mimic 24:42 Mementos from Frankenstein 25:36 Films Guillermo has recommended the most 29:32 The making of Frankenstein's magic hour shot Watch Movies with Ali Plumb on BBC iPlayer in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/radio1 Including more Movies That Made Me with the world's biggest stars. -- Official Channel of BBC Radio 1 Here you can find your favourite live performances, the biggest movie stars, amazing interviews and more... Don't forget to subscribe for more from Radio 1 Follow us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/bbcradio1/​ https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcradio1 #radio1