Universal Pictures has just released the final trailer forRenfield. Set to hit the big screen on April 14, the film puts a spin on the Count Dracula story by imagining what would happen if the vampire’s titular henchman were to one day try to break from the toxic relationship, no longer wanting to do Dracula’s bidding. Nicholas Hoult plays Renfield oppositeNicolas Cageas Dracula, and as you can see in the final trailer below, getting the two together as these characters looks to make for a must-see film.
Along with Hoult and Cage, the film also stars Awkwafina (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) in a key role with the cast also including Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog), Ben Schwartz (Sonic the Hedgehog), Adrian Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), and Brandon Scott Jones (Ghosts). Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) directed the movie using a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Rick & Morty).
While inspired by Bram Stoker’sDracula,Renfieldis based on an original concept byThe Walking Deadcreator Robert Kirkman. you may read the official synopsis for the film below to get a better understanding of the story.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
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Will There Be More Nic Cage Dracula to Come?
Nicolas Cage loved playing Dracula so much that he recently said this would be the rolehe’d most like to revisitin a future movie. While Cage is featured heavily in the promotional material forRenfield, with his character also playing a key role in the plot, the actor previously confirmed that his Dracula isn’t in the movie all that much, the focus being primarily on Hoult’s Renfield. Cage says he is in this particular film for just the right of time, but he’s hoping to see more of that version of Dracula explored in a spinoff.
“I wouldn’t mind exploring how did Dracula become Dracula? How did you become that guy? I want to take the time to portray that, to see how he got there,” Cage said. “To me, Dracula was always [about] love and exile. He’s unrequited love, and ultimately, if you don’t get love back, you’re gonna go bad. I want to look at that.”
