See Nicolas Cage as Dracula in the Horror Comedy ‘Renfield’
Universal Monsters revisits the Dracula films from a different—and hilarious—angle.
The upcoming horror comedy movie Renfield finds Count Dracula’s manservant taking on a new perspective in modern-day New Orleans—even attending a support group—-when he falls in love with a traffic cop. (Thanks to the trailer—which you can watch below—the film looks amazing.) The movie, based on an original idea by Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, is directed by Chris McKay from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley.
Renfield | Official Trailer | Universal Pictures
JoBlo says that Kirkman talked about Renfield with Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin’s podcast Fatman Beyond. “We’re doing this cool movie for Universal that's a focus on Renfield. It’s a story about him being Dracula's henchman and how shitty a job that is. It’s a fun, extremely violent comedy, because I’ve got a crutch and it’s violence.” (Renfield movie will be a fun, extremely violent comedy, says Robert Kirkman)
Scheduled to be released April 14, 2023, Renfield stars Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies and X-Men: First Class) as R.M. Renfield, the long-suffering servant of Dracula. Nicolas Cage portrays the legendary vampire Count Dracula, who is Renfield’s irascible boss. Awkwafina plays touchy traffic cop Rebecca Quincy, who is Renfield’s love-interest. The cast also includes Ben Schwartz as a mob enforcer, Adrian Martinez as another traffic cop and Quincy’s co-worker, Shohreh Aghdashloo as a mob boss, Bess Rous as a support group member, and Brandon Scott Jones as a support group leader.
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