Nicholas Hoult promises that Nicolas Cage’s Dracula is going to be iconic
The National Treasure actor plays the legendary vampire in the upcoming film Renfield
Aux News Hoult
Sure, this weekend you can see Nicholas Hoult in The Menu, which The A.V. Club calls “fiendishly delightful.” However, it’s not hard to start thinking ahead when the Mad Max: Fury Road star’s upcoming slate of projects includes Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, a voice role in the new Garfield, and Renfield, which features Nicolas Cage playing Dracula. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hoult previews the Universal monster movie, due out next year.
“…I felt so fortunate to be back on set with him because I’m such a fan of his,” says Hoult, who previously worked with Cage as a child actor in The Weather Man. “But to get to work with him whilst he was playing Dracula, I don’t think there’s two more iconic things than Dracula and Nic Cage. So, to put those together and be in scenes with him and just watch all the inspiration and all the things that he brings to the character, the fun of it, the dedication, his love for acting, I just loved every single moment.”
Hoult plays the titular role in Renfield, Dracula’s familiar who hopes to become a vampire himself. Though the character is part of the original Dracula novel, the film is described as a “modern monster tale.”
“As a person, he’s such a pure soul to be around, and I’m excited for people to see what he’s done,” the The Great actor continues. “It’s original, but it’s steeped in a lot of history, Dracula history and folklore. So it’s exciting, even though it’s a very bizarre, elevated tone for an action-comedy. So I’m excited for it.”
Renfield also co-stars Ben Schwartz, Awkwafina, and Brandon Scott Jones. Directed by Chris McKay, it’s set to hit theaters on April 14, 2023.
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Thank you, Tom Cruise Lite. Now go shave.
That’s just what I’d expect Renfield to say. This proves nothing!
Well, he’s had practice!(You know the movie I’m thinking of!)
My hair is shaped like a bird, so that’s why I’m missing what you’re thinking… unless it’s almost getting that weird Superman movie from Cage?
Well, he’s had practice!(You know the movie I’m thinking of!)
Extra! Extra! “Man promises thing that is obvious and inevitable!”If Nic Cage bought a pair of vampire teeth from Party City and then walked around NYC pretending to be a vampire for two hours, then that would be iconic.See also. Vampire’s Kiss (1988)
He sure has come a long way from the little Ferengi looking kid in About a Boy. I still get “shake ya ass” stuck in my head every now and then (“show me what ya workin with!” ahhh natalia tena, GoT made you get naked and then threw you in the trash, it was a tragedy)
I see it.
I didn’t need him to tell me Nicolas Cage’s Dracula will be iconic. Seems like a given—at the very least, a given that it will be memorable.I don’t think Nicolas Cage was looking over his bills-paying roles for the year and said, “Dracula? Meh, I can half-ass that one…”
I curious as to whether Hoult’s Renfield will feast solely on insects or if his diet will extend to other types of vermin. I don’t think I could handle watching a rat get eaten alive.
Tell me that you’ve never been to an 80’s Ozzy concert without telling me that you’ve never been to an 80’s Ozzy concert./Technically, the rat had wings…
That happened ONE time, and Oz swears he thought it was a toy bat.
With the kinds of drugs being done in those circles, I wouldn’t have been surprised to learn that someone thought they were biting into a Snickers.
Dracula is relentless. He does not relent.