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Renfield is an upcoming American horror-comedy film directed by Chris McKay and written by Ryan Ridley, based on an original pitch by Robert Kirkman. The film stars Nicholas Hoult as Renfield, a henchman to Count Dracula who decides to leave his line of work after falling in love. Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, and Nicolas Cage co-star. The film is scheduled to be released on April 14, 2023, by Universal Pictures.

Renfield
Official film logo
Directed byChris McKay
Screenplay byRyan Ridley
Story byRobert Kirkman
Based onRenfield
by Bram Stoker
Produced by
  • Chris McKay
  • Robert Kirkman
  • David Alpert
  • Bryan Furst
  • Sean Furst
Starring
CinematographyMitchell Amundsen
Production
company
Skybound Entertainment
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise


Count Dracula's lackey Renfield finds a new lease on life in modern day New Orleans when he falls in love with Rebecca Quincy, a feisty but perennially aggressive traffic cop.[1]


Cast



Production



Development


In July 2014, Universal Pictures announced its plan to reboot the "Classic Monsters" franchise and its properties, including the character of Count Dracula, as part of a shared universe known as the Dark Universe, with Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan attached to oversee its development.[2] After the negative reception of Dracula Untold (2014), its connections to the shared universe were downplayed, and The Mummy (2017) was re-positioned as the first film in the series.[3][4] The Mummy, a critical and commercial failure, resulted in Universal's decision to shift its focus on individual storytelling and move away from the shared universe concept.[5]

Renfield is based on an original pitch by comic book writer Robert Kirkman.
Renfield is based on an original pitch by comic book writer Robert Kirkman.

Renfield is based on an original pitch by Robert Kirkman and uses a screenplay by Ryan Ridley. In November 2019, Dexter Fletcher was hired to direct the film for Universal and Skybound Entertainment. The film was described as a comedic approach to the story of Count Dracula in the vein of Taika Waititi's vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows that focused on the character of Renfield.[6][7] In 2020, Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man became a commercial and critical success for Universal and served as a relaunch to its monster universe.[8] In April 2021, Chris McKay entered negotiations to direct after Fletcher left to work on a reboot of The Saint for Paramount Pictures. McKay was hired because he reportedly gave a successful pitch combining the story's mix of humor and action, "something the studio was looking to have more of".[9][10]


Casting


Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage play Renfield and Count Dracula, respectively.

Nicholas Hoult was cast as Renfield in August 2021.[11] Nicolas Cage was cast to play Count Dracula in November,[12] Awkwafina and Ben Schwartz were added to the cast in December,[13][14] and Adrian Martinez,[1] Shohreh Aghdashloo,[15] Bess Rous,[16] James Moses Black,[17] Caroline Williams,[18] and Brandon Scott Jones were confirmed to star the following year.[19] An "enormous" fan of Dracula and the source material, Cage prepared for his role by observing the distinctive ways Dracula was portrayed on screen by Bela Lugosi, Frank Langella, and Gary Oldman. "What can I bring that will be different?", he said, "I want it to pop in a unique way. We've seen it played well, we've seen it play not so well, so what can we do? So I'm thinking to really focus on the movement of the character ... [and] that perfect tone of comedy and horror". Cage mentioned An American Werewolf in London (1981), Ringu (1998), and Malignant (2021) as inspirations for the role.[20][21][22] The film will mark Cage's first live-action film by a major studio since Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011).[23]


Filming


Filming began in New Orleans on February 3, 2022, with Mitchell Amundsen serving as cinematographer.[24][25] On February 8, more than twenty vehicles belonging to the production crew were burglarized.[26] One security guard was present at the time of the incident, which occurred late at night in a secured parking lot. Crew member Elmo Peoples said the vandals had stolen his insurance papers, two bank cards, and a laptop. He added, "I'm supposed to be here all week and I don't even want to come back because I feel like they don't really care about us as much as the main characters or actors." Love Bugs Film LLC reassured the production crew that they would hire additional security.[27] Filming wrapped on April 14, 2022, exactly one year prior to the film's release.[28]


Release


The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 14, 2023, by Universal Pictures.[29]


References


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  2. Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 16, 2014). "Universal Taps Alex Kurtzman, Chris Morgan To Relaunch Classic Movie Monster Franchises". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. McClintock, Pamela (May 3, 2016). "Universal Stakes Out Release Date for Third Monster Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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  13. Kroll, Justin (December 1, 2021). "Awkwafina To Join Nicholas Hoult And Nicolas Cage In Universal's Renfield". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  14. Donnelly, Matt (December 15, 2021). "Ben Schwartz Joins Universal's Dracula Tale Renfield (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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  16. Grobar, Matt (February 3, 2022). "Renfield: Bess Rous Rounds Out Cast Of Chris McKay Film For Universal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  17. Grobar, Matt (February 23, 2022). "James Moses Black Joins Universal's Renfield; 20th's Darby Harper Wants You To Know Adds Genneya Walton". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  18. Williams, Caroline (March 2, 2022). "Working with geniuses over here! I've never rocked a look like this. Just can't wait to show you more! @Renfieldmovie @UniversalPics @officialuniversalmonsters". Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. Donnelly, Matt (May 4, 2022). "Ghosts, The Other Two Breakout Actor Brandon Scott Jones Joins Renfield (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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  21. Riley, Janelle (December 31, 2021). "Nicolas Cage Talks Playing Dracula in Renfield and How Malignant Inspired the Role". Variety. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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  26. Lippincott, Jordan (February 10, 2022). "Multiple vehicles belonging to film crew burglarized". WNTZ-TV. Retrieved February 11, 2022. The break-ins happened Tuesday night in a parking lot that is reserved for a nighttime film crew who are working on Renfield, starring Nicolas Cage.
  27. Murphy, Paul (February 9, 2022). "Lower Garder District movie crew upset after vandals break into vehicles". WWL-TV. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  28. Weiss, Josh (April 15, 2022). "Nicolas Cage's Dracula Film Renfield Wraps Production, Confirms April 2023 Release". Syfy Wire. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  29. Couch, Aaron (February 25, 2022). "Universal Sets Nicholas Hoult's Renfield for 2023 Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2022.



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