India, Aug. 31 -- Guillermo del Toro has finally brought his most cherished project to life: Frankenstein. The Mexican director, who won the 2018 Best Picture Oscar for The Shape of Water, premiered his Gothic reimagining of Mary Shelley's classic at the Venice Film Festival this weekend.

According to reports by France 24, Del Toro admitted during a press conference at the Venice Film Festival that making the film has left him with what he calls "post-partum depression." He explained, "I've been following the creature since I was a kid." Del also said he's always waited for the movie to be done right, creatively and scope-wise. Now that it is done, he feels empty, like he is leaving a part of himself behind.

He said, "I always waited fo...