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Pedro Pascal replaced Oscar Isaac in Tony Gilroy feature Behemoth

Writer-director Tony Gilroy considered scrapping his feature film Behemoth! after lead actor Oscar Isaac departed because of scheduling conflicts with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

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Writer-director Tony Gilroy revealed that his upcoming feature film Behemoth! was nearly scrapped after lead actor Oscar Isaac exited the production. The AV Club and IMDb reported that Isaac dropped out because of scheduling conflicts related to Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and awards season obligations. Gilroy was prepared to halt production rather than delay filming further. [1][2][3]

The project was rescued after Gilroy held a lunch meeting with Pedro Pascal, who agreed to join the cast. Pascal took over the central role of a talented cellist. According to SSBCrack, the film is scheduled for release in December. [1][3][4]

Gilroy previously wrote and directed Michael Clayton and Duplicity, as well as writing the initial screenplays for the Bourne film franchise. Frankenstein was filmed in 2024 and released in 2025. [1][5]

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In short

  • Oscar Isaac exited Tony Gilroy's film Behemoth! due to scheduling conflicts with Frankenstein.
  • Tony Gilroy considered halting production on Behemoth! before casting Pedro Pascal.
  • Pedro Pascal was cast to play the central cellist role in the feature.
  • SSBCrack reports that Behemoth! is set for a December release.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Tony Gilroy almost scrapped Behemoth! after losing Oscar Isaac to Frankenstein commitmentsAV Club, 2d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Tony Gilroy almost scrapped Behemoth! after losing Oscar Isaac to Frankenstein commitmentsA.V. Club, 2d ago
  3. [3]Tony Gilroy on the Lunch With Pedro Pascal That Saved ‘Behemoth!’ and How the Film Explores ‘New Varieties of Loneliness’IMDb, 4d ago
  4. [4]Tony Gilroy's "Behemoth!" Set for December Release with Pedro Pascal and Star-Studded CastSSBCrack, 2d ago

Background

  1. [5]Tony Gilroy on Wikipedia
  2. [6]Oscar Isaac on Wikipedia
  3. [7]BrewDog on Wikipedia
  4. [8]Tony Gilroy on Grokipedia
  5. [9]Oscar Isaac on Grokipedia
  6. [10]Oscar and Tony nominated actress Barbara Barrie dies at 95 FTMQ Film & TV, 6d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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