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 […]
Ben Schwartz joins Dracula film Renfield with Nicholas Hoult and Nic Cage
Universal’s upcoming Renfield has made another addition to its cast. According to Variety, Ben Schwartz (Sonic the Hedgehog) is set to star alongside Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage and Awkwafina in the Dracula themed film. Schwartz’s character is being kept under wraps. Little is know about Renfield, but unlike most adaptations of Dracula it will be set in the present […]
Awkwafina joins Dracula film Renfield with Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage
Universal’s Renfield is bringing together quite the cast: first, Nicholas Hoult, and then Nicolas Cage. Now, Awkwafina has joined the Dracula-inspired film. Deadline reports that the comedian/actress has joined the film in a still undisclosed role. She’ll star alongside the previously announced Hoult, who plays the titular role, and Cage, who will play Dracula. The […]
Nicolas Cage to play Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult in Universal Pictures’ Renfield
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 […]
Nicholas Hoult cast as Dracula’s infamous henchmen in Renfield
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. […]
Chris McKay to direct Dracula-inspired Renfield from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman
Deadline reports that Chris McKay (The LEGO Batman Movie) is in talks to direct Renfield, a film focusing on Dracula’s brainwashed servant. The film comes from an outline by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman with the script written by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty). In Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel, R.M. Renfield is an inmate at an asylum and is […]
Dexter Fletcher to direct Dracula movie Renfield for Universal
With Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set to kick off a new approach to its classic Universal Monsters line with its release in 2020, Variety is reporting that Universal had now added another project to its ‘Monster’ slate in Renfield. Based upon the supporting character from Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula novel, the film will be told […]
