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Pedro Almodóvar Critiques Jacob Elordi's Oscar-Nominated Role

4/17/2026

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Jacob Elordi has gained significant attention in Hollywood after rising to prominence with the series Euphoria.
Elordi has collaborated with Sofia Coppola and Guillermo del Toro.
He earned an Oscar nomination for Frankenstein.
Pedro Almodóvar criticized Elordi, calling him a sex symbol and dismissing his recent work, including Wuthering Heights, as subpar, and he said the Frankenstein monster portrayal relies on sexualized imagery rather than depth.

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Story summary

Jacob Elordi has gained significant attention in Hollywood after rising to prominence with the series Euphoria.
Elordi has collaborated with Sofia Coppola and Guillermo del Toro.
He earned an Oscar nomination for Frankenstein.
Pedro Almodóvar criticized Elordi, calling him a sex symbol and dismissing his recent work, including Wuthering Heights, as subpar, and he said the Frankenstein monster portrayal relies on sexualized imagery rather than depth.