Everything we know about ‘Renfield’, the new mischief of Nicolas Cage as Dracula

You are going to want to know everything about ‘Renfield’, a new adventure with the characters of ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ in a tone of crazy comedy and action adventure. Its main attraction? Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula who, judging by the first images of the film, is completely unleashed. Again.

‘La Manoir du Diable’, a silent film from 1896 directed by George Méliès, meant the birth of the myth. Later, we have been able to enjoy great works such as ‘Nosferatu’, ‘Dracula’ -both the one by Tod Browning and the one directed by Terence Fisher in 1958- or ‘Dracula by Bram Stoker’ directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It seemed that we knew the best vampires in cinema, series and pop culture thanks to Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee and Gary Oldman or through proposals as fun as ‘What we do in the shadows’, the series that you have to see if you like ‘The Office’, but we weren’t counting on good old Nic and his new vampire caper. Cult movie before its premiere? Worthy heir to ‘Brácula: Condemor II’ and one of the best comedies of 2023?

This is everything we know at the moment about the film, its synopsis, its release date, its cast and other details. We will update as soon as we have more information!

‘Renfield’: Release date

There is a beautiful list of the best vampire movies in history that this new movie could join. But, when are we going to be able to enjoy this new adaptation of the characters created by Bram Stoker? Aim well: the release date of ‘Renfield’ is the April 14, 2023so we already have an appointment with the bloodsucker.

‘Renfield’: Synopsis

The official synopsis tells us that this terrifying comedy will focus precisely on Renfieldcharacter present in the work of Bram Stoker, a patient in an insane asylum who, despite suffering from delusions and hallucinations, was really a lackey of the ruthless Count Dracula. This project from the universe of classic monsters from Universal Pictures adapts on this occasion an original story that we have never seen before and that, judging by the trailer and the images, leaves the 19th century of the novel to move the action to the present day.

‘Renfield’: Cast

The protagonist who gives the film its name will be Nicholas Houltwhom we have been able to see as Beast in the ‘X-Men’ prequel saga, as well as in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Tolkien’ and whose character, that of a prisoner who acts under the influence of Dracula, is slightly reminiscent of his role in ‘Memoirs of a Teenage Zombie’ in which he gave life to a zombie with existential problems.

Besides Hoult, who could take the lead on this project? Well, a man who is already a genre in himself: Nicolas Cage. The actor from ‘Leaving Las Vegas’, ‘The unbearable weight of a huge talent’ and ‘Pig’, and also from more indigestible things like ‘Jiu Jitsu’, ‘211’ and ‘The Portal of the Beyond’, will be the fearsome Prince of Darkness in a new twist to the story of the immortal Count. Along with them, we can also see Awkwafina (‘Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings’), Ben Schwartz (‘Sonic 2: the movie) and Adrian Martinez (‘Focus’), among others.

Regarding the technical team, chris mckaywho already invoiced ‘Batman: The LEGO Movie’, one of the best Batman movies, is primarily responsible. In turn, the duo of scriptwriters is powerfully striking: robert kirkmanone of the most interesting comic book writers in recent years, with works like ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Invincible’ and Ryan Ridleyone of the authors of the script for ‘Rick and Morty’, one of the best animated series for adults today.

‘Renfield’: Trailer, images and poster

The first images of the film, as well as its two posters, allow us to venture that ‘Renfield’ It will be one of the horror movies of 2023 that will make us scared, but with which we will also we will laugh thanks to that parody tone that appears in each of the images.

And the summum arrives. He hilarious trailer from ‘Renfield’ is going to become one of our favorites this year. It has it all: horror, comedy, fantasy and Nicolas Cage, who is also a mixture of these three ingredients. Will the film live up to what this succulent advance promises? We’re looking forward to sinking our teeth into it.