Jones laughs a bit when he explains that "Guillermo did say to the press that he's already cast me as his monster, but we've yet to talk about it. But in his mind, if that's what he's decided, then it's done. He's got a four-picture deal with Universal, so once he's done with The Hobbit, I think the first thing that's up on the docket will be Frankenstein. And reinvention is going to be the name of it, because he's going back to the Mary Shelley book and starting fresh with it."
Already known in the industry for his cavalcade of prosthetic-based creature characters in everything from TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in which he played a creepy, silent Gentleman in "Hush") to the terrifying Pale Man in del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, Jones says he's overwhelmed by the mere idea of playing Shelley's iconic creature as interpreted by del Toro.
"I go weak in the knees, and I lose blood in my brain," Jones enthuses. "It would be a dream come true. Boris Karloff as Frankenstein and the Mummy are two films that haunted my childhood. To be equated with him or to be in a property that he started on film is daunting and intimidating but also such a huge honor."
For now, Jones says he will meet with del Toro very soon.
"We are starting makeup tests, actually, in a couple weeks," Jones said. "We are going to do some tests just to see, because he has five years to play with this. He's taking that luxury of time to make this absolutely perfect. This is his dream. He was inspired by Frankenstein when he was a kid. It was the monster that made him want to make monsters. So, because of that, it's been [a] lifelong [dream], and he wants to be perfect with him."
