New Orleans is a city of mystery and the supernatural. It’s filled with legends, history, and quite a lot of voodoo. And now you can add Renfield and Dracula to the mix.
Renfield hits theaters this April (and has a brand-new trailer coming out tomorrow) and stars Nicholas Hoult as Renfield and Nic Cage as his master, Dracula (read our Nicolas Cage interview here). It’s a monster of a relationship and it has spanned for over a hundred years. And now Renfield has had enough of bringing his master his dinner and then cleaning up after him.
Directed by Chris McKay (director of the underrated The Tomorrow War) from an idea by Robert Kirkman and written by Ryan Ridley, Renfield is a mix of classic Universal horror, silent film style, splatter, and comedy. The cast is top tier with Hoult and Cage joined by Ben Schwartz, Awkwafina, and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
Renfield hits theaters this April (and has a brand-new trailer coming out tomorrow) and stars Nicholas Hoult as Renfield and Nic Cage as his master, Dracula (read our Nicolas Cage interview here). It’s a monster of a relationship and it has spanned for over a hundred years. And now Renfield has had enough of bringing his master his dinner and then cleaning up after him.
Directed by Chris McKay (director of the underrated The Tomorrow War) from an idea by Robert Kirkman and written by Ryan Ridley, Renfield is a mix of classic Universal horror, silent film style, splatter, and comedy. The cast is top tier with Hoult and Cage joined by Ben Schwartz, Awkwafina, and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
- 3/21/2023
- by Jessica Dwyer
- JoBlo.com
Two things became apparent almost immediately upon arriving at the New Orleans set of Renfield: the Universal horror-comedy would take meticulous measures to pay tribute to cinema’s greatest vampire, and director Chris McKay wouldn’t hold back on the bloodletting for this contemporary take on classic characters.
Screenwriter Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty”), working from a story idea by Robert Kirkman (“The Walking Dead”), leaned into splatstick horror-comedy when penning the contemporary-based tale that sees Dracula’s lackey Renfield finally ready to break free from his toxic boss after centuries of servitude.
Ridley tells the select group of journalists on set that he drew from the splatstick greats. He explains, “The darker the violence, the funnier the comedy will be. My inspiration is Sam Raimi, early Peter Jackson, and Return of the Living Dead.”
Screenwriter Ryan Ridley on set of ‘Renfield.’ Photo Credit: Universal Pictures
Meanwhile, Renfield actor...
Screenwriter Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty”), working from a story idea by Robert Kirkman (“The Walking Dead”), leaned into splatstick horror-comedy when penning the contemporary-based tale that sees Dracula’s lackey Renfield finally ready to break free from his toxic boss after centuries of servitude.
Ridley tells the select group of journalists on set that he drew from the splatstick greats. He explains, “The darker the violence, the funnier the comedy will be. My inspiration is Sam Raimi, early Peter Jackson, and Return of the Living Dead.”
Screenwriter Ryan Ridley on set of ‘Renfield.’ Photo Credit: Universal Pictures
Meanwhile, Renfield actor...
- 3/21/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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