Synopsis – Dracula’s henchman, Renfield, wonders what life would be like without serving his dark master. My Take – Though he continues to remain a cultural icon, for some time now Count Dracula as a character has been having a tough time at the movies. The Twilight series, despite being a money spinner, was tedious and emotionally soulless, the animated Hotel Transylvania Series finally lost its … Continue reading Renfield (2023) Review!!
Illumination/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie stayed on course with its third weekend estimate notching an $58.2M, which is the best third weekend for an animated movie ever, beating the $46.4M earned by Pixar/Disney’s The Incredibles 2 during June 29-July 1, 2018 which was a pre-Independence Day weekend. As we told you, the Nintendo pic crossed the $400 million mark stateside yesterday in its 18th … Continue reading ‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ Continues Domination as ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Exceeds Expectations at the BO!!
The cash keeps flowing through the pipes for Illumination/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Movie which had a better Sunday than expected with $30.5M, sending its second weekend to an awesome $92.45M. That’s still a record second frame for an animated movie, but also the 7th highest second weekend of all-time at the domestic box office. The pic’s running total stands at $353.2M. Super Mario Bros crossed … Continue reading ‘Super Mario Bros’ Continues Record Breaking for an Animated Movie at the BO!!
There are so many exciting horror movies releasing in the month of April, but none are as blood sucking fun as Renfield. The Universal Monster horror comedy, from director Chris McKay and starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as the film’s title manservant, finally releases in theaters this Friday. Now, to the surprise and delight of most horror fans, Renfield is receiving a … Continue reading ‘Renfield’ Is Getting a Tie-In Video Game!!
A new behind-the-scenes feature for Renfield teases the chaotic action of Christopher McKay’s highly-anticipated take on the Dracula mythos. Starring Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as his loyal servant Renfield, the horror comedy promises to explore the two characters’ supernatural connection as a toxic relationship. While most movies about Dracula focus on the vampire lord himself, Renfield will change the perspective to give his fan-favorite servant the spotlight. After 93 years of … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: New Featurette Promises Lots of Blood and Fun!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Dracula’s henchman, Renfield, wonders what life would be like without serving his dark master. Directed – Chris McKay Starring – Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Final Trailer Sees Nicholas Hoult Trying to Escape Nic Cage’s Dracula!! Check It Out!!
2023 continues on its streak of being the year for the horror film genre, beginning with films like M3GAN, Skinamarink, Knock at the Cabin, and March has already seen Scream VI. Despite all these wondrous horror releases, 2023 is not done. April will open with the release of Renfield, a horror comedy about Count Dracula’s assistant. Ahead of the movie’s April 14 release, a trio of TV spots has been … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: New TV Spot Highlights the Central Toxic Relationship!! Check It Out!!
2023 has been another great year for horror thus far. March has seen the return of Ghostface, but Scream’s not the only horror icon having some killer fun this year. In April, Dracula will be making his bloodsucking return in a horror comedy that puts a new spin on Bram Stoker’s novel, “Dracula”, which featured R. M. Renfield as a supporting character. The horror comedy from director Chris McKay puts … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: New Images Reveal Ben Schwartz as a Villainous Crime Boss!! Check It Out!!
Vampire season is upon us, as Total Film Magazine has revealed new images from the upcoming Renfield, starring Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage and Awkwafina. Directed by Chris McKay, the movie focuses on Dracula’s (Cage) loyal servant, Renfield (Hoult), and how his life changes when he moves to New Orleans and falls in love in with Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina), a traffic cop. Renfield now has the … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: New Images Teases Nicolas Cage’s Charming Dracula!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Dracula’s henchman, Renfield, wonders what life would be like without serving his dark master. Directed – Chris McKay Starring – Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Renfield’ Trailer Reveals Nicolas Cage as a Campy Dracula!! Check It Out!!
Universal‘s Renfield, the upcoming film where Nicolas Cage plays Dracula, has earned an R rating from the MPAA for bloody violence, some gore, language throughout and some drug use. The film stars Nicolas Hoult as the title character, who decides he is fed up with serving Count Dracula and wants to live his own life. The film is said to be humorous in tone, but … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Nicolas Cage Starring Dracula Feature Gets R Rating!!
Get your affairs in order and pick out your coffin, Renfield has officially wrapped principal photography! Universal Pictures took to their Twitter account today to announce the big news adding that fans now only have to wait “365 days ’til it hits the big screen!” Holding up the film’s colorful yellow and red logo stars Awkwafina and Nicholas Hoult pose alongside the film’s director, Chris … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Nicolas Cage’s Dracula Movie Wraps Filming!!
If you are excited to see Nicolas Cage as Dracula (I mean, who isn’t?), you’ll be glad to know that this cinematic event has finally set a date: Universal gave the horror/comedy film a slight rebrand and slated it for an April 2023 release. The movie is now officially called About Renfield and it focuses on Dracula’s henchman and his decision to no longer be … Continue reading ‘About Renfield’: Nicolas Cage’s Dracula Movie Set for April 14, 2023 Release!!
The horror genre has seen a resurgence in the last decade and Universal has been in the middle of that with such hits like the remake of their monster movie classic The Invisible Man. Now the studio best known for their gothic monster movies of the mid 20th century look to strike again while the iron is hot with their new Dracula film Renfield directed … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Star-Studded Dracula Film Begins Production!!
Shohreh Aghdashloo has been tapped to join the loaded cast of Universal‘s new monster movie Renfield according to a report from Deadline. The Emmy Award-winning actress joins Nicholas Hault (The Great), Nicolas Cage (Pig), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Adrian Martinez (iGilbert), and Ben Schwartz (Sonic the Hedgehog) in this new take on Dracula and his titular henchman from director Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War). Renfield … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Shohreh Aghdashloo Joins Joins Chris McKay’s Universal Monster Movie!!
Another player has been selected to tickle our funny bone in the upcoming Renfield movie. Variety revealed today that Ben Schwartz has been cast in Universal‘s new Dracula movie… or rather, Dracula’s henchman movie. The studio hasn’t confirmed if Renfield will be a full-blown comedy yet, but the cast, writing, and directing selections suggest that at least some comedic elements might be featured in the … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Ben Schwartz Joins Chris McKay’s Universal Monster Movie!!
While she boasted roles in titles like Bad Rap and Crazy Rich Asians, Awkwafina‘s stock rose exponentially with the release of The Farewell in 2019, in which she enjoyed the lead role of Billi Wang, who decides not to tell her paternal grandmother that she has terminal cancer. 2021 was an even bigger year for hits: in Raya and the Last Dragon, she played co-lead … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Awkwafina Joins Chris McKay’s Universal Monster Movie!!
Nicholas Hoult has been cast as the lead in Universal’s monster movie Renfield, which hails from Chris McKay, director of The Tomorrow War and The LEGO Batman Movie. Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty) wrote the script, which is based on an original story outline from Robert Kirkman (Invincible). Kirkman is also producing the film with his Skybound Entertainment partners David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Nicholas Hoult to Star in Chris McKay’s Universal Monster Movie!!
Monster mania is going ahead full throttle. Deadline is reporting that Chris McKay has been tapped to direct and produce the next film for Universal Pictures’ next monster feature called Renfield, based on a story outline from Robert Kirkman and screenplay from Ryan Ridley. The film will focus on the titular Dracula henchman but in an original story not set in the same world. In Bram … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: ‘Lego Batman Movie’s Chris McKay to Helm Universal Monster Movie!!
James Wan and his Atomic Monster banner are conjuring up a new monster movie for Universal Pictures, Collider has confirmed. Supernatural scribe Robbie Thompson is writing the script for the untitled horror thriller, which is reportedly in the vein of Disturbia. The story follows a group of teens who discover that a neighbor is building a monster in his basement, and wouldn’t you know it… … Continue reading James Wan And Universal To Produce a Monster Movie!!
In the minds of many, Rocketman was the best movie Paramount Pictures released last year, and now the studio is staying in business with director Dexter Fletcher on its action thriller The Saint. Fletcher is considered a protege of Guy Ritchie, and this move reminds me of when Ritchie directed WB’s reboot of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. An eyebrow was raised at first, but he … Continue reading ‘The Saint’: Dexter Fletcher to Direct Reboot for Paramount!!
Channing Tatum is set to star in Disney’s long-gestating musical comedy Bob the Musical, Collider has learned. Allan Loeb (Rock of Ages) wrote a draft of the script, which follows a regular guy who can suddenly hear the inner songs of everyone’s heart after suffering a blow to the head. His reality instantly becomes a musical, much to his dismay. Bob the Musical has been … Continue reading ‘Bob the Musical’: Channing Tatum to Star in the Disney Comedy!!
After taking over for Bryan Singer on Bohemian Rhapsody and going on to direct Rocketman, Dexter Fletcher is ready to tackle a new challenge, and to that end, he has signed on to direct Renfield, a monster movie centered on Dracula’s henchman R.M. Renfield that is in the works at Universal, Collider has confirmed. Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty) is writing the script, which is … Continue reading ‘Renfield’: Dexter Fletcher to Direct Movie About ‘Dracula’ Character!!!
