United Kingdom, Aug. 31 -- Guillermo del Toro insists his forthcoming film Frankenstein is not a warning about artificial intelligence.

The 60-year-old director - whose earlier work The Shape of Water won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2017 - addressed questions about AI at the film's official press conference on Saturday (30.08.25) afternoon ahead of its world premiere, when his $120 million monster movie, starring Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac will debut in competition for the festival's top prize.

Revealing his new adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel is about humanity, imperfection and power rather than technology, Guillermo said: "It's not intended as a metaphor for that (the dangers of AI.)

"We live in a time of terror and intimidatio...