Guillermo del Toro Praises Ray Gunn, and Parallel Frequencies Finds the Monster Inside the Story
According to ScreenRant, Guillermo del Toro has publicly praised Scarlett Johansson’s new animated Netflix film Ray Gunn, calling it “a marvel to behold” after an early theatrical screening. The review, shared on X, compares the film’s visuals to Blade Runner and Chinatown and singles out Brad Bird’s direction and Michael Giacchino’s score. The film plays in select theaters and on 70mm screens beginning December 4 before it streams on Netflix December 18.
The praise comes as del Toro has been talking about his own creature work. According to AOL, Ron Perlman told Deadline that a third Hellboy film, the threequel del Toro never got to make, still feels unfinished to him. Perlman said the original movies were meant to be a trilogy, which keeps that franchise on fans’ minds even as del Toro champions other projects.
“a marvel to behold”
The story so far
- ScreenRant: Scarlett Johansson’s New Blade Runner-Like Movie Gets Glowing Review From Guillermo Del Toro
- AOL: Hellboy 3: Guillermo del Toro Movie Sequel Gets Hopeful Update From Ron Perlman
Why the Monster Keeps Coming Back to Parallel Frequencies
Long before this week’s headlines, there was Frankenstein, and Parallel Frequencies has spent real time with the monsters del Toro cares about most. Hosts Just Blane and Coco set Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein beside Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride in the episode, two films built on the same source material but driven by very different instincts.
Blane and Coco dig into the creature’s central question of why he was brought into the world, and how the bride refuses to be defined by someone else’s purpose. Their conversation also tackles abandonment, beauty as currency, and who gets to decide what counts as a monster. Coco brings a feminist and mythological lens, while Blane pushes the argument about why villain-origin stories have become such a force in pop culture right now.
The episode also explores the father and son dynamic between Victor and his creation, along with Jessie Buckley’s performance. Even if you have seen both films, the hosts make a strong case for seeing them again with fresh eyes.
If you have not yet heard the episode, now is a good time to start. Find it on Parallel Frequencies and follow along as Blane and Coco trace the monster across two centuries of storytelling.
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