First 'Renfield' Trailer Shows Nicolas Cage's Dracula Making Life a Living Hell

Cage and Nicholas Hoult lead the campy comedic horror on April 14.

Universal drew again the curtain on their campy vampire flick Renfield with a brand new trailer teasing the adventure of Dracula’s titular minion. The film focuses on the dynamic between Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) and his huge boss (Nicolas Cage) as the henchman attempts to step out of Dracula’s long shadow after decades of provider. When he falls head over heels for the feisty, invariably indignant site visitors cop Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina) in cutting-edge-day New Orleans, he ultimately makes a decision to go away the vampire’s appoint, leading to hilarity and drama as they sort out the issues in their relationship.

In the trailer, we see Hoult’s Renfield joining group remedy to break out his nightmare of a chairman — Dracula. On his quest to get out of his literal lifeless-give up task, he gets a flavor of what it’s like to be a hero. Cage also makes a grand look within the trailer, providing a frankly terrifying new Dracula.

Renfield has been stated to toe the road among comedy, drama, horror, and romance as it explores the dynamic between Dracula and Renfield as well as Renfield’s newfound love for Rebecca. Although Cage has formerly said there has been a “comedic pop-artwork mindset” to the movie and the modern aptitude hints at a extra campy, funny adventure for the servant and his master, it may not lack in excessive moments. Cage has additionally said that he took heavy idea from Nosferatu’s Count Orlok to capture the more haunting aspect of vampires. The movie became given an R score beforehand of its release, indicating it may not shrink back from blood or more horrific scenes regarding the literal boss from Hell. Director Chris McKay previously assuaged fears, saying that it was now not planned to be a directly-up comedy, however alternatively infused with comedic factors.

Renfield Features a Promising Cast and Talented Creative Team

McKay brings an outstanding resume to the table that consists of directing credit for The Tomorrow War and The Lego Batman Movie. He’s joined by means of former Rick and Morty and Community creator Ryan Ridley who penned the script for the movie. The unique concept for Renfield, however, came from The Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman who’s serving as a producer and formerly assured that there might be plenty of violence in the movie. With that talented trio operating collectively, it instills confidence in Renfield to supply a mix of comedy, horror, and adventure to rival that of Taika Waititi’s What We Do within the Shadows.

Aside from its starry trio of Hoult, Cage, and Awkwafina, Renfield may also characteristic Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Bess Rouss, and James Moses Black among its ensemble. While Hoult might be the main guy, Cage has been shaping as much as be the big draw of the film from the very beginning. Thanks to his love of the legend of Dracula and close observe of among the excellent performances as the vampire, his comedic but nonetheless unnerving take seems primed to steal the display when the movie releases.

Renfield will launch in theaters on April 14. Check out the trailer under.