Creating a Sexy Beast

How del Toro Shaped His Erotic Amphibian Man

BY: Claire Connors

How does one describe the slippery creature in Guillermo del Toro‘s seven-time Golden Globe-nominated film, The Shape of Water? Alluring, athletic, romantic, handsome? Dare we say, hot? It’s no accident that Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins) falls head over gills for this sexy amphibian. The director gave specific instructions to its creators to make him irresistible to the mute janitor who tries to save his life. In this featurette we meet the humans behind the making of this watery beast and learn how they made him so damn attractive. We may never look at sea monsters the same again.