Common Photos has launched the primary trailer for its Dracula-inspired horror comedy Renfield. We’ve been fairly excited and interested by this film as a result of Nicolas Cage takes on the position of Darcula, and this trailer offers us our first have a look at him in motion because the legendary vampire. As you’ll see, he’s going to be superior as Dracula on this film and it seems like he had a variety of enjoyable taking up this position!
The film additionally stars Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Highway, X-Males franchise) as Dracula’s loyal servant Renfield and he’s nice within the film as properly! That is undoubtedly a really totally different model of the character, however I like the place the film goes with it!
The film was directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow Struggle, The LEGO Batman Film) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Ghosted collection, Rick & Morty collection), based mostly on an unique concept by The Strolling Lifeless and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman. Right here’s the synopsis:
Evil doesn’t span eternity and not using a little assist.
On this trendy monster story of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Highway, X-Males franchise) stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to historical past’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is pressured to acquire his grasp’s prey and do his each bidding, irrespective of how debased. However now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is able to see if there’s a life outdoors the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If solely he can work out how you can finish his codependency.
The movie co-stars Awkwafina (The Farewell, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings), Ben Schwartz (Sonic, The Afterparty) and Adrian Martinez (The Secret Lifetime of Walter Mitty, Focus).
Renfield is produced by Skybound Leisure companions Robert Kirkman and David Alpert (The Strolling Lifeless, Invincible), co-presidents Bryan Furst (Daybreakers) and Sean Furst (Daybreakers) and by Chris McKay. McKay’s producing companion Samantha Nisenboim (co-producer, The Tomorrow Struggle) will govt produce.
Renfield hots theaters on April 14th, 2023.
