Jacob Elordi Hits Pause for Frankenstein Q&A

His sizzling chemistry with co-star Margot Robbie has been dominating the headlines.

But Jacob Elordi took a break from the Wuthering Heights promo trail on Saturday, to attend a Q&A for his acclaimed last film, Frankenstein, in Santa Monica.

The actor, 28, flashed a wide smile as he was greeted with a crowd of adoring fans gathered outside the Aero Theatre.

The Aussie hunk looked as handsome as ever in a tan trench coat, burgundy leather loafers and red-tinted sunglasses as he headed inside.

Jacob starred in Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel as the famous Creature, brought back to life by scientist Victor Frankenstein - played by Oscar Isaac.

The Netflix film was released in November to critical acclaim and is up for a whopping nine Academy Awards next month, including Best Picture and  Best Adapted Screenplay.

Jacob Elordi took a break from the Wuthering Heights promo trail on Saturday, to attend a Q&A for his acclaimed last film, Frankenstein, in Santa Monica

The actor, 28, flashed a wide smile as he was greeted with a crowd of adoring fans gathered outside the Aero Theatre, looking as handsome as ever in a tan trenchcoat and leather loafers

While Jacob's incredible performance as the Creature has also landed him a nomination for Best Actor In A Supporting Role, where he will face off against Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Delroy Lindo and Stellan Skarsgard.

The Euphoria star narrowly missed out on the Golden Globe to Stellan, but took home the Critics Choice Award last month, and is also up for the BAFTA in the same category.

Director Guillermo praised Jacob's work in his film as 'heartbreaking and beautiful,' telling E! News: 'It’s a really naked performance—emotionally so close to innocence that it breaks your heart.

'He took around 10 hours every day and about 42 pieces of makeup, prosthetics. And then he would have to work... he did it all with grace and patience and love.'

Fresh off the success of the sci-fi horror, Jacob went straight into the steamy press tour for upcoming film, Wuthering Heights.

He stars opposite Margot, 35, as the iconic literary lovers Heathcliff and Catherine in Emerald Fennell's adaptation of the Emily Bronte novel.

And ahead of its release the two leading stars have displayed their sizzling chemistry in a string of red carpet appearances. 

In fact, it has led to some complaints from fans that the duo have taken inspiration from Sydney Sweeney's 'PR playbook,' after she put on a similarly cosy display with co-star Glen Powell in 2023 to promote their film Anyone But You.

Jacob starred in Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel as the famous Creature (pictured) brought back to life by scientist Victor Frankenstein

The Euphoria star narrowly missed out on the Golden Globe to Stellan, but took home the Critics Choice Award last month (seen), and is also up for the BAFTA in the same category 

Jacob himself recently raised eyebrows during a press interview when he declared the pair had a 'mutual obsession' while filming.

Speaking to Fandango, with Margot sitting nearby, he said he made sure he was never more than 10 metres away from the Barbie star on set.

'If you have the opportunity to share a film set with Margot Robbie, you're going to make sure you're within five to ten metres at all times,' he said.

'Watching how she drinks tea, how she eats her food. When is it going to slip? And it never comes undone.'

He explained that the mutual 'obsession' helped with getting into character, adding: 'There'd be a moment where we'd be running hand-in-hand through the moors, maybe not even in the scene, just setting it up, where I'd look across at her and she'd be looking at me and you really realized you are looking at Catherine and she was looking at Heathcliffe.

'And in that moment, we really were a part of their love, for real.'

Meanwhile, Margot has said that she became 'co-dependent' on Jacob during their time working together on the film.

She said: 'I’m so codependent with people I work with and I love everyone so much and I’m always that person who’s so devastated when a job’s over and I never want it to end. I think I developed that quite quickly with Jacob too.'

Fresh off the success of the sci-fi horror, Jacob went straight into the steamy press tour for upcoming film, Wuthering Heights, starring opposite Margot, 35, as the iconic literary lovers Heathcliff and Catherine (seen in film)

Ahead of its release the two leading stars have displayed their sizzling chemistry in a string of red carpet appearances and declaring they had a 'mutual obsession' while filming (seen at London premiere on Thursday) 

Margot went on to add that she became so accustomed to the Saltburn star’s presence that when he wasn’t around, she felt 'really unnerved and unmoored', adding: 'I felt quite lost, like a kid without their blanket or something.'

The Oscar nominated star also revealed the touching gesture Jacob made when they filmed over Valentine's Day last year.

She recalled: 'We were shooting on Valentine’s Day. You made my day and, as Heathcliff, filled my room with roses.

'I remember thinking on Valentine’s Day, oh he’s probably a very good boyfriend, ’cause there’s a lot of thoughtfulness in this. You did a lot of very thoughtful things.'

On Wednesday, it was revealed Margot and Jacob had matching signet rings made to commemorate their time together.

Each of the beautiful rings features an image of two skeletons embracing, and the words 'Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.'