Count Dracula took center stage in more movies than we can count and Renfield will show him in a whole new light. The first trailer for this horror comedy is here and it shows Nicolas Cage transforming into everyone’s favorite vampire.
The official logline describes this film as the modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss. After centuries of servitude, he must figure out how to end his codependency and see if there’s a life outside the shadow of the Prince of Darkness.
Renfield was directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War), while Ryan Ridley (Ghosted) wrote the script, drawing inspiration from Robert Kirkman’s original idea. The film’s supporting cast includes Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Bess Rous.
Renfield will be released on April 7 by Universal Pictures, marking Cage’s first live-action film by a major studio in over a decade. He looked at performances of other famous movie Draculas, including Bela Lugosi, Frank Langella, and Gary Oldman, while preparing for the role, but he’s approaching it from a different angle.
“What makes it super fun is that it’s a comedy. And when you get that tone right – comedy and horror – like American Werewolf in London, it’s a blast… That’s what I’m looking for, something new to bring to the character, and also that perfect tone of comedy and horror,” Cage told Variety.
