Partners in “Renfield”, Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult evoke this horror comedy in which the first realizes one of his dreams: to play Dracula in the cinema.
According to the interviews given throughout his career, Nicolas Cage revealed that he had three roles he dreamed of: Superman, Captain Nemo and Dracula. If the first almost happened in the heart of the 90s under the leadership of Tim Burton, the second has never been mentioned, but he can now cross the third off his list, thanks to Renfield.
In this horror comedy directed by Chris McKay (Lego Batman), the actor lends his features to the Prince of Darkness in a modernized version of the myth born under the pen of Bram Stoker. Because the plot takes place today and focuses on Renfield, Dracula’s eternal assistant eager to get rid of the toxic influence of his master.
Very current themes for a feature film that adds action and crime to its bloody cocktail, and marks the reunion of Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult, a little less than eighteen years after the release of The Weather Man in which they gave each other the reply.
The two actors therefore evoke this new collaboration, the very particular tone of this Renfield but also the fascination of the public for vampires, which seems not to weaken. And seems, like Dracula, to always inspire the small and the big screen.