The first Renfield movie trailer provides an official look at Nicolas Cage's Dracula and the new take on classic Universal monster characters. After Tom Cruise's The Mummy failed to launch a cinematic universe known as the Dark Universe in 2017, some Universal monster characters found new life in other projects. This includes The Lego Batman Movie director Chris Miller developing Renfield, a horror action comedy starring Nicholas Hoult as Dracula's henchman Renfield. The movie is confirmed to have an R-rating for violence, gore, and explicit content.
Many have been waiting for the first official look at Renfield, as it is one of the most anticipated 2023 movies. Now, Universal has released the first Renfield trailer ahead of the movie's April 14, 2023 release date. The Renfield trailer provides the first look at Nicholas Hoult as Dracula's henchman and Nicolas Cage's take on the iconic vampire character. Check out the footage below:
Everything We Know About Renfield
The Renfield trailer provides plenty of new details about the movie's storyline and characters. The plot revolves around Hoult's Renfield as he grows tired of being Dracula's henchman and wants to get out of the toxic relationship. It is a fresh take on the well-known Universal character who is typically portrayed as a devoted follower of Dracula. Renfield is equipped with a variety of powers whenever he eats spiders or other bugs. These abilities are showcased throughout the Renfield trailer and tease the 2023 horror movie making good use of its R-rating to include plenty of gore and violence.
There will be two key characters in Renfield's story that pull the henchman in different directions. One is his love interest, a security guard played by Awkwafina, and the other is Nicolas Cage's Dracula. Some of the other story details are still being kept under wraps, such as who Renfield is shown fighting throughout the trailer. Still, the expectation that Renfield will be a horror action comedy is certainly true based on the tone established in this teaser.
Renfield's Dracula Can Continue Nicolas Cage's Resurgence
Although used sparingly in the marketing so far, Renfield looks to be another movie that will continue Nicolas Cage's career resurgence. The actor has never slowed down how many projects he appears in, but most of them were obscure and poorly reviewed films. However, he's been on a great run over the last year thanks to 2021's Pig, where he delivered a performance that should have brought an Oscar nomination. Nicolas Cage followed it up with the hilarious meta-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022. Playing Dracula was always going to be a role that Cage could excel in, and the first Renfield trailer indicates that he has delivered another memorable performance indeed.
Source: Universal
