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See Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula in Renfield set photos

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Nicolas Cage is set to sink his teeth into one of the most iconic characters in all of fiction as he follows in the footsteps of Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Jr. and John Carradine by bring life to Count Dracula for Universal Pictures. Currently in production now in New Orleans, Renfield is being directed by […]

James Moses Black joins Universal’s Dracula film Renfield

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James Moses Black (Queenpins, Lansky) is the latest addition to the cast of Renfield, the Universal monster movie from director Chris McKay (The LEGO Batman Movie). Although Black’s role is being kept under wraps, we do know the actor will star alongside Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Bess Rouss. The […]

Comic Book Preview – Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy #3

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Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy continues this Wednesday as Dynamite Entertainment releases the third issue in the series; check out the official preview here… Having completed the blood rite intended to rid her new husband of the Dracula virus, Vampirella returns to America, only to discover the shadow of the vampire lord continues to loom as Dracula asserts […]

The Asylum’s Dracula: The Original Living Vampire gets a poster and trailer

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Sony may have decided to push back the release of its Marvel movie Morbius to April, but The Asylum is pushing full steam ahead with its plans to drop its latest mockbuster knock-off / cash-in Dracula: The Original Living Vampire this month; check out the official poster and trailer for the film, which follows Detective Amelia Van […]

Nicolas Cage says Ringu and Malignant have inspired his take on Dracula for Renfield movie

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Nicolas Cage playing Dracula sounds like a fever dream, but it’s a reality we will soon be seeing, and no one seems more excited about Universal’s upcoming Renfield film than Cage himself, who is gleefully talking about his turn as the iconic vampire. Opening up to Variety, Cage offered some interesting titbits on what inspired […]

Nicolas Cage to play Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult in Universal Pictures’ Renfield

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Nicolas Cage is set to become a creature of the night once again following the news that he has signed on to play Dracula in Universal Pictures’ Renfield, a reimagining of Bram Stoker’s vampiric legend which focuses on his loyal henchman, who will be played by Nicholas Hoult. Based on an original story outline from The Walking […]

Chloé Zhao teases her sci-fi western Dracula film with Instagram image

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Academy-Award winning Nomadland director Chloé Zhao is returning to smaller-scale fare following her rummage in Marvel’s toybox with Eternals, and she has teased her science-fiction western horror genre mash-up Dracula by releasing an image of what appears to be Nosferatu on horseback.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Chloé Zhao […]

Dracula-inspired The Bride adds Stephanie Corneliussen

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Deadline reports that the Dracula reimagining The Bride has added Stephanie Corneliussen (Mr. Robot) to its cast. She joins Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones), Garret Hedlund (The United States vs. Billie Holiday) and Alana Boden (I Am Elizabeth Smart) in the film. The Bride is “contemporary thriller that tells the story of young woman invited to a lavish destination […]

Universal Classic Monsters coming to 4K in time for Halloween

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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and digital release of the Universal Classic Monsters Icons of Horror Collection. The box set includes Dracula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Wolf Man, and hits shelves on October 5th; cehck out the cover artwork and details below… From the era of silent […]

Nicholas Hoult cast as Dracula’s infamous henchmen in Renfield

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Nicholas Hoult is Renfield! One of the most famous characters in the Dracula lore is getting his own film from Universal Pictures, and Hoult will bring this character to a new level.  Fresh off The Tomorrow War, his first live-action film, Chris McKay is helming an upcoming movie that will center around Dracula’s henchmen, Renfield. […]