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Awkwafina joins Dracula film Renfield with Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage

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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

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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 […]

The Place Beyond the Pines’ Derek Cianfrance to reunite with Ryan Gosling for Universal’s Wolfman

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Leigh Whannell did such an incredible job course-correcting Universal’s monster menagerie with The Invisible Man, that the news he’s no longer directing their next creature feature, the Ryan Gosling led Wolfman, is quite disappointing. However, his replacement should get you howling at the moon because the studio have chosen to reunite Gosling with his Blue […]

October Horrors 2021 – The Wolf Man (1941)

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The Wolf Man, 1941. Directed by George Waggner. Starring Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Maria Ouspenskaya, Evelyn Ankers and Bela Lugosi. SYNOPSIS: After the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns to his home town to reconcile with his estranged father. After a vicious encounter with a wolf, Larry soon finds […]

Transformers meets Universal Monsters with Draculus mash-up figure

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The Robots in Disguise meet the Universal Monsters with a new Transformers mash-up figure this October as Hasbro unleashes the fearsome Decepticon Draculus, inspired by Universal’s classic 1931 horror Dracula. Check out the official promotional images here… Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up Draculus Worlds collide in this TRANFORMERS-Dracula mash-up pack! The mysterious Count Dracula […]

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. […]

Universal Pictures vs Warner Bros: Blockbuster Battle | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

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In this episode of FM Movie Chat, EJ Moreno and Allen Christian pit the offerings of Hollywood majors Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. against one another to see which of the two has the biggest franchises and blockbusters. Jaws or Blade Runner? The Fast & Furious series or the DC Extended Universe? Jurassic Park or […]

Chris McKay to direct Dracula-inspired Renfield from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman

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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 […]

Chloe Zhao to give Dracula a “futuristic, sci-fi Western” spin for Universal

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Vampires is an ever-evolving genre of horror films, specifically the story of the iconic blood-sucker Dracula. We’ve seen Bram Stoker’s iconic character adapted with modern action reboots, Francis Ford Coppola dramas, and arthouse classics, and Universal Pictures and filmmaker Chloe Zhao are now taking this story in a brand new direction. The director behind Nomadland […]