Netflix and Guillermo del Toro Team on ‘Boy in the Iron Box’ Film – Gizmodo
Netflix and Guillermo del Toro Team on ‘Boy in the Iron Box’ Film
del Toro and Netflix’s partnership continues with a film based on his and Chuck Hogan’s short story series ‘The Boy in the Iron Box.’
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Published September 20, 2025
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After partnering with Netflix on Pinocchio and Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro is reteaming with them on a third film project. Per the Hollywood Reporter, this’ll be The Boy in the Iron Box, a series of short stories the filmmaker co-created with Chuck Hogan. (Their second collaboration, following their Strain trilogy that was adapted into an FX series.) del Toro will produce the adaptation to be directed and written by David Prior, writer/director/co-editor of the 2020 cult classic The Empty Man. The upcoming film has also found its three leads in Rupert Friend (Jurassic World Rebirth), Jaeden Martell (Y2K), and Kevin Durand (Abigail). Production for the film will begin in October.(new Image()).src = ‘https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b’; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: “92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7” }).render(“54612ab9a0fa4d14bdc41e22140d69fb”); }); The Boy in the Iron Box tells the story of mercenaries who crash land on a remote snowy summit. In their efforts to find shelter, they stumble across a mazelike stone fortress deadlier than the wolves and freezing wind. The six novellas released for Kindle in 2024 via and each earned a solid reception. Friend will play mercenary leader Liev and Durand one of the men under his command, while Martell plays the titular Boy in the iron box found by the guns for hire. We’ll have more on The Boy in the Iron Box as news emerges. Until then, you can read the books for yourself here, and see Frankenstein in theaters on October 17 before it hits Netflix on November 7. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
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