While eagerly awaiting his turn as the iconic vampire, Nicolas Cage is sharing the inspirations for his Dracula performance in Renfield. The upcoming horror comedy shifts the spotlight to R.M. Renfield, Dracula's devoted servant and familiar who is starting to question his life working under the legendary bloodsucker. Leaving behind his old life, Renfield heads to modern day New Orleans and falls in love with a traffic cop, though finds his future hopes hampered when Dracula realizes his absence.
X-Men alum Nicholas Hoult is leading the cast of Renfield in the titular role alongside Cage as Dracula, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Bess Rous, James Moses Black and Caroline Williams. The horror-comedy hails from The Walking Dead and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman, Rick and Morty vet Ryan Ridley and The Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay. With production having run from this past February to April, anticipation has been high for Cage's performance as Dracula, namely after set photos revealed his interesting look as the vampire, and now he's sharing further insight for his take on the character.
