New Delhi, July 29 -- Guillermo del Toro has opened up to Vanity Fair about the unexpected casting shift in his upcoming film 'Frankenstein', revealing that he had just nine weeks to reimagine the look of the iconic monster after Andrew Garfield exited the project due to scheduling conflicts.

Del Toro and long-time makeup collaborator Mike Hill had already spent nine months meticulously designing Garfield's version of the creature before the actor had to step down.

The director, however, believes the last-minute change brought surprising rewards.

"Andrew Garfield stepping out and Jacob coming in. I mean, it was like Jacob is the most perfect actor for the creature," del Toro said. "And we have a supernaturally good connection. It's lik...