While, Hulu is not as flashy as some of the other streaming services like Netflix, Max, and Disney+, it has a solid library of shows that are both originals and licensed through various studios. Regarding sci-fi shows, Hulu doesn’t have any big names like 3 Body Problem or Westworld, but it makes up for that by carrying some great new and old shows like Devs and The X-Files, which were loved by millions of people. So, we thought of making a list of the best sci-fi TV shows you can find on Hulu right now.
Rick and Morty Credit – Adult Swim
Rick and Morty is an adult animated sci-fi adventure comedy series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland. The Adult Swim series follows the story of Rick Sanchez, the smartest man on Earth who lives with his daughter’s family. Rick and his grandson go on various life-threatening...
Rick and Morty Credit – Adult Swim
Rick and Morty is an adult animated sci-fi adventure comedy series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland. The Adult Swim series follows the story of Rick Sanchez, the smartest man on Earth who lives with his daughter’s family. Rick and his grandson go on various life-threatening...
- 6/3/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
The sci-fi genre has always been one of the most beloved among cinephiles as it gives us a new look at a particular technology or our world. There was a time when Max (formerly known as HBO Max) was the place for peak sci-fi shows but after taking off Westworld and Raised by Wolves from the service, and since then it has been lacking a bit regarding sci-fi shows. But still, we picked the seven best sci-fi shows that we could find on Max.
Avenue 5
Avenue 5 is a sci-fi dark comedy series created by Armando Iannucci. The Max series is set in the future and mostly in space and it follows the story of the crew and passengers on board the interplanetary cruise ship named Avenue 5. A little mistake and the death of its chief engineer causes Avenue 5 to veer 0.21 degrees off course which results in the...
Avenue 5
Avenue 5 is a sci-fi dark comedy series created by Armando Iannucci. The Max series is set in the future and mostly in space and it follows the story of the crew and passengers on board the interplanetary cruise ship named Avenue 5. A little mistake and the death of its chief engineer causes Avenue 5 to veer 0.21 degrees off course which results in the...
- 6/1/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
‘Tis the season for all streaming platforms to embrace horror on a massive scale, making the options endless for your Halloween watchlists. We’re breaking down this month’s streaming highlights by platform. While Prime Video may not deck the halls for horror’s sacred holiday like Hulu, it does bring some notable gems worth checking out this Halloween.
Here are eight newly added horror movies you won’t want to miss on Prime Video in October 2023.
Bubba Ho-Tep
Don Coscarelli takes a creative approach to addressing the sluggish nature of standard ancient mummies; he unleashes the monster upon a pool of potential victims too feeble to outrun it. Bruce Campbell stars as an aged man claiming to be the still-living Elvis Presley. When a reanimated mummy in cowboy gear starts feeding off the residents in Presley’s nursing home, he teams up with John F. “Jack” Kennedy, who uses a wheelchair,...
Here are eight newly added horror movies you won’t want to miss on Prime Video in October 2023.
Bubba Ho-Tep
Don Coscarelli takes a creative approach to addressing the sluggish nature of standard ancient mummies; he unleashes the monster upon a pool of potential victims too feeble to outrun it. Bruce Campbell stars as an aged man claiming to be the still-living Elvis Presley. When a reanimated mummy in cowboy gear starts feeding off the residents in Presley’s nursing home, he teams up with John F. “Jack” Kennedy, who uses a wheelchair,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Now that Renfield is available on Blu-ray and DVD, I think a lot of people will be kicking themselves for not sinking their teeth into the horror-comedy on the big screen. The home video release boasts an hour of making-of featurettes and deleted/extended scenes, plus an audio commentary with eight crew members.
The track features producer Samantha Nisenboim, screenwriter Ryan Ridley, makeup effects supervisor Christien Tinsley, visual effects supervisor James E. Price, assistant editor Noah Cody, supervising sound editor/sound designer John Marquis, supervising sound editor Nancy Nugent, and supervising digital colorist David Cole.
Here are eight things I learned from the Renfield commentary…
1. Using footage from the original Dracula was Adam McKay’s idea.
Renfield opens with Nicolas Cage’s Dracula and Nicholas Hoult’s Renfield inserted into footage from Tod Browning’s 1931 classic adaptation of Dracula, a concept that came from McKay after boarding the project.
“This...
The track features producer Samantha Nisenboim, screenwriter Ryan Ridley, makeup effects supervisor Christien Tinsley, visual effects supervisor James E. Price, assistant editor Noah Cody, supervising sound editor/sound designer John Marquis, supervising sound editor Nancy Nugent, and supervising digital colorist David Cole.
Here are eight things I learned from the Renfield commentary…
1. Using footage from the original Dracula was Adam McKay’s idea.
Renfield opens with Nicolas Cage’s Dracula and Nicholas Hoult’s Renfield inserted into footage from Tod Browning’s 1931 classic adaptation of Dracula, a concept that came from McKay after boarding the project.
“This...
- 6/9/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Welcome to June, a hefty month for horror on streaming. As we rapidly approach the halfway point of 2023, this month’s new additions to various streaming platforms lean heavily on recent releases. That means an extra packed month, giving you plenty of time to catch up on many of 2022 and 2023’s biggest releases.
Here are thirteen noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in June 2023 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
Baby Ruby – Hulu (June 3)
Writer/Director Bess Wohl’s debut feature, Baby Ruby, uses psychological horror to put viewers in the shoes of a new mother unraveling after giving birth. Jo (Jumbo’s Noémie Merlant) exudes style and perfection. She’s an influencer with a blog so successful that she has a staff, including a close assistant. But her carefully curated idyllic life unravels when newborn Ruby enters the world.
Here are thirteen noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in June 2023 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
Baby Ruby – Hulu (June 3)
Writer/Director Bess Wohl’s debut feature, Baby Ruby, uses psychological horror to put viewers in the shoes of a new mother unraveling after giving birth. Jo (Jumbo’s Noémie Merlant) exudes style and perfection. She’s an influencer with a blog so successful that she has a staff, including a close assistant. But her carefully curated idyllic life unravels when newborn Ruby enters the world.
- 6/2/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Universal Pictures has set the streaming premiere date for its Chris McKay-directed horror comedy Renfield, starring Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage, announcing that the film will bow exclusively on Peacock on June 9th.
The film released in theaters on April 14th follows Renfield (Hoult), the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss: Dracula (Cage). For centuries, Renfield has slavishly served Dracula by procuring his master’s prey and doing his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, Renfield is ready to look for a new life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness, if only he can figure out how to end the toxic, co-dependent relationship…
Awkwafina and Shohreh Aghdashloo are among the others starring in the film scripted by Ryan Ridley, from a story by Robert Kirkman — one of a number of projects through which Uni has looked to leverage its movie monster library for a modern audience.
The film released in theaters on April 14th follows Renfield (Hoult), the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss: Dracula (Cage). For centuries, Renfield has slavishly served Dracula by procuring his master’s prey and doing his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, Renfield is ready to look for a new life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness, if only he can figure out how to end the toxic, co-dependent relationship…
Awkwafina and Shohreh Aghdashloo are among the others starring in the film scripted by Ryan Ridley, from a story by Robert Kirkman — one of a number of projects through which Uni has looked to leverage its movie monster library for a modern audience.
- 6/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal’s Dracula comedy Renfield (read our review Here), starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as his titular lackey, was a box office disaster, pulling in just $25 million worldwide… which is a shame, because the movie is a lot of fun. Maybe it will reach more of an audience when it receives a digital, Blu-ray, and DVD release on June 6th – and Universal is doing their best to make sure viewers will check it out, giving it a “Dracula Sucks Edition” release that will be packed with extras!
Based on a treatment written by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Renfield was directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty). In Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, R.M. Renfield was an inmate at a lunatic asylum who was thought to be suffering from delusions but actually is a servant of Dracula.
Based on a treatment written by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Renfield was directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty). In Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, R.M. Renfield was an inmate at a lunatic asylum who was thought to be suffering from delusions but actually is a servant of Dracula.
- 5/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Universal’s horror-comedy Renfield is headed to physical media with a “Dracula Sucks Edition” Blu-ray, and we’ve learned today that it’s being unleashed on June 6, 2023.
The film comes to Digital, DVD and Blu-ray from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Soaked with bloody fun and overflowing with toxic relationships, Renfield comes home in a Dracula Sucks Edition with 60 minutes of darkly humorous and captivating never-before-seen bonus content, including deleted scenes and featurettes that dives deeper into the cutting-edge comedy and the secrets behind turning a classic tale into a modern monster movie.
“Super fun from start to finish” (Buzzfeed), Renfield features an immortal cast alongside Cage including Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Brandon Scott Jones.
Directed by Chris McKay and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, the edgy horror comedy is produced by Skybound Entertainment and Giant Wildcat.
Exclusive Bonus Features On Digital,...
The film comes to Digital, DVD and Blu-ray from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Soaked with bloody fun and overflowing with toxic relationships, Renfield comes home in a Dracula Sucks Edition with 60 minutes of darkly humorous and captivating never-before-seen bonus content, including deleted scenes and featurettes that dives deeper into the cutting-edge comedy and the secrets behind turning a classic tale into a modern monster movie.
“Super fun from start to finish” (Buzzfeed), Renfield features an immortal cast alongside Cage including Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Brandon Scott Jones.
Directed by Chris McKay and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, the edgy horror comedy is produced by Skybound Entertainment and Giant Wildcat.
Exclusive Bonus Features On Digital,...
- 5/30/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you've listened to recent episodes of Corpse Club, then you know that we're big fans of the blood-spattered humor and clever scares of Renfield, and if you're looking to add the horror comedy to your physical media collection, Universal will release Renfield on Blu-ray / DVD (including a Digital code) on June 6th with an impressive roster of bonus features, including a behind-the-scenes look at the deleted musical number featuring Renfield's fantasy dance!
Press Release: Universal City, California, May 30, 2023 – Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage stars as Dracula in the side-splitting,
action-packed new cult classic, Renfield, available to own on Digital, Blu-rayTM and DVD June 6, 2023 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Soaked with bloody fun and overflowing with toxic relationships, Renfield comes home in a Dracula Sucks Edition with 60 minutes of darkly humorous and captivating never-before-seen bonus content, including deleted scenes and featurettes that dives deeper into the cutting-edge comedy and the secrets...
Press Release: Universal City, California, May 30, 2023 – Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage stars as Dracula in the side-splitting,
action-packed new cult classic, Renfield, available to own on Digital, Blu-rayTM and DVD June 6, 2023 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Soaked with bloody fun and overflowing with toxic relationships, Renfield comes home in a Dracula Sucks Edition with 60 minutes of darkly humorous and captivating never-before-seen bonus content, including deleted scenes and featurettes that dives deeper into the cutting-edge comedy and the secrets...
- 5/30/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
After being publicly fired from the show he created, it seemed Dan Harmon was done with "Community" forever. Rarely, if ever, had a mainstream U.S. television network rehired a volatile showrunner after parting ways with them. Then again, "Community" always had a David and Goliath spirit and a surprising resilience to it, so anything was possible. Still, when NBC and Sony Pictures TV decided to bring Harmon back and hand him the keys to his show once again after an underwhelming fourth season without him, Harmon didn't have time to take a victory lap. Instead, as he relayed to Uproxx in an interview, he had one question: "Who the hell is gonna write the show"?
Because the negotiations to get him back took a little while to iron out, Harmon and his core team felt like they were already behind the eight ball when it came to season 5. "So...
Because the negotiations to get him back took a little while to iron out, Harmon and his core team felt like they were already behind the eight ball when it came to season 5. "So...
- 5/22/2023
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones, Adrian Martinez, Camille Chen, Bess Rous | Written by Ryan Ridley, Robert Kirkman | Directed by Chris McKay
I may be ready to give up on Nic Cage after this movie if I’m honest. Actually, that may be a tad harsh because I do feel like he is doing his best with the half-baked mindless script he was given. Cage as Dracula alone was the selling point of Renfield and as I would come to find out, Cage is not even in the damn film all that much!
I realise that I’m not exactly burying the lead here in terms of how I felt about Renfield but don’t worry because it’s not all bad. Let’s jump into it….
Renfield is not exactly reinventing the wheel here in as much as the story revolves around...
I may be ready to give up on Nic Cage after this movie if I’m honest. Actually, that may be a tad harsh because I do feel like he is doing his best with the half-baked mindless script he was given. Cage as Dracula alone was the selling point of Renfield and as I would come to find out, Cage is not even in the damn film all that much!
I realise that I’m not exactly burying the lead here in terms of how I felt about Renfield but don’t worry because it’s not all bad. Let’s jump into it….
Renfield is not exactly reinventing the wheel here in as much as the story revolves around...
- 5/5/2023
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
This week is all about horror at home, as all of this week’s new releases can be watched from the comfort of your couch. The list includes the home debuts of three of this year’s big theatrical releases. Here’s all the new horror releasing May 2 – May 7, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Universal’s brand new horror-comedy Renfield has been playing in theaters since April 14, and the film is now available on at-home VOD ($24.99) beginning today.
Meagan wrote in her review of Renfield, “It won’t reignite fervor for a new Universal Monsters resurgence, but Renfield makes for an entertaining enough time at the movies.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield,...
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Universal’s brand new horror-comedy Renfield has been playing in theaters since April 14, and the film is now available on at-home VOD ($24.99) beginning today.
Meagan wrote in her review of Renfield, “It won’t reignite fervor for a new Universal Monsters resurgence, but Renfield makes for an entertaining enough time at the movies.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield,...
- 5/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you've been waiting to see Renfield, it's now available to rent and own on digital services. Here's the official announcement:
"Continuing its nationwide run in theaters, the modern monster tale starring Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage as Dracula, Renfield is now available to buy or rent at home on digital platforms nationwide from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Packed with dark humor, toxic relationships, and lots of blood, Renfield showcases an all-star cast alongside Cage including Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Brandon Scott Jones. Directed by Chris McKay and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, the edgy horror comedy is produced by Skybound Entertainment and Giant Wildcat.
Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss: Dracula (Nicolas Cage). For centuries, Renfield has slavishly served Dracula by procuring his master’s prey and doing his every bidding,...
"Continuing its nationwide run in theaters, the modern monster tale starring Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage as Dracula, Renfield is now available to buy or rent at home on digital platforms nationwide from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Packed with dark humor, toxic relationships, and lots of blood, Renfield showcases an all-star cast alongside Cage including Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Brandon Scott Jones. Directed by Chris McKay and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, the edgy horror comedy is produced by Skybound Entertainment and Giant Wildcat.
Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss: Dracula (Nicolas Cage). For centuries, Renfield has slavishly served Dracula by procuring his master’s prey and doing his every bidding,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The comedy Moving On, the latest Jane Fonda / Lily Tomlin collaboration, reached theatre screens back on March 17th. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game franchise, was released on March 31st. The “Nicolas Cage as Dracula” comedy Renfield followed on April 14th. So did the “Russell Crowe vs. the forces of evil” film The Pope’s Exorcist and the action comedy Mafia Mamma. Now they’re all set to reach Vudu, Fandango’s premium on-demand video service, on the same day, and that day is tomorrow. May 2nd!
Viewers will be able to watch each of the films in Sd, HD, or Uhd for the following prices: Renfield, The Pope’s Exorcist and Mafia Mamma will be available for $24.99, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for $19.99, and Moving On for $12.99.
Written and directed by Paul Weitz, Moving On has the following synopsis: Jane Fonda...
Viewers will be able to watch each of the films in Sd, HD, or Uhd for the following prices: Renfield, The Pope’s Exorcist and Mafia Mamma will be available for $24.99, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for $19.99, and Moving On for $12.99.
Written and directed by Paul Weitz, Moving On has the following synopsis: Jane Fonda...
- 5/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Universal’s brand new horror-comedy Renfield has been playing in theaters since April 14, and Bloody Disgusting has learned today that the film is already coming to VOD this week.
Renfield will be available on at-home VOD ($24.99) beginning tomorrow, May 2, 2023.
Meagan wrote in her review of Renfield, “It won’t reignite fervor for a new Universal Monsters resurgence, but Renfield makes for an entertaining enough time at the movies.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to...
Renfield will be available on at-home VOD ($24.99) beginning tomorrow, May 2, 2023.
Meagan wrote in her review of Renfield, “It won’t reignite fervor for a new Universal Monsters resurgence, but Renfield makes for an entertaining enough time at the movies.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to...
- 5/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Universal’s Dracula comedy Renfield (read our review Here), starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as his titular lackey, didn’t light up the box office when it reached theatres last weekend. So far it has only pulled in just over $12 million… and those are the worldwide numbers. So there probably aren’t a whole lot of you who have seen the movie to know that the dance sequence Hoult shared on social media last Friday is a deleted scene… but trust us, the dance sequence isn’t in the movie. Here it is online:
Renfied is out today!!!!! This is how it’ll make you feel pic.twitter.com/oevA7e2LHt
— Nicholas Hoult (@NicholasHoult) April 14, 2023
Based on a treatment written by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Renfield was directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty). In Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula,...
Renfied is out today!!!!! This is how it’ll make you feel pic.twitter.com/oevA7e2LHt
— Nicholas Hoult (@NicholasHoult) April 14, 2023
Based on a treatment written by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Renfield was directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty). In Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Now playing in theaters, Universal’s Renfield uses the original Universal Monsters classic Dracula (1931) as the jumping off point for a brand new adventure, dissecting the not-quite-healthy relationship between Dracula and his loyal servant, R.M. Renfield. If you’ve seen it, you might’ve been curious by the images of Nicholas Hoult‘s Renfield dancing in the streets over the end credits.
For the film’s release, Hoult took to Twitter to share the full dance sequence that didn’t make the final cut. The scene comes after Renfield’s triumphant battle with the Lobos at Mulate’s restaurant, an event that inspired Dracula’s (Nicolas Cage) beleaguered familiar to change his ways. Check out the elaborate dance number below.
Renfield is billed as a “modern-day adventure story that is comedic in tone.” This excised number definitely embraces the comedy.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant,...
For the film’s release, Hoult took to Twitter to share the full dance sequence that didn’t make the final cut. The scene comes after Renfield’s triumphant battle with the Lobos at Mulate’s restaurant, an event that inspired Dracula’s (Nicolas Cage) beleaguered familiar to change his ways. Check out the elaborate dance number below.
Renfield is billed as a “modern-day adventure story that is comedic in tone.” This excised number definitely embraces the comedy.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones, Adrian Martinez, Camille Chen, Bess Rous | Written by Ryan Ridley, Robert Kirkman | Directed by Chris McKay
Nicolas Cage has been in just about every kind of film you can think of, and he’s played just about every kind of character you can think of. One of his best, most famous, and over-the-top parts is in 1988s Vampire’s Kiss, where Nic Cage plays a publishing executive convinced he’s turning into a bloodsucking vampire. Now, more than 30 years later, not only is Nic Cage playing a vampire, he’s playing the lord of vampires, the prince of darkness, Count Dracula. It’s a role Cage seemed destined to play, after all, his uncle Francis Ford Coppola directed the 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Now Nic Cage gets to shine as that title character, and it’s a performance worthy of a better film.
Nicolas Cage has been in just about every kind of film you can think of, and he’s played just about every kind of character you can think of. One of his best, most famous, and over-the-top parts is in 1988s Vampire’s Kiss, where Nic Cage plays a publishing executive convinced he’s turning into a bloodsucking vampire. Now, more than 30 years later, not only is Nic Cage playing a vampire, he’s playing the lord of vampires, the prince of darkness, Count Dracula. It’s a role Cage seemed destined to play, after all, his uncle Francis Ford Coppola directed the 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Now Nic Cage gets to shine as that title character, and it’s a performance worthy of a better film.
- 4/17/2023
- by Alex Ginnelly
- Nerdly
A new video series called Modern Horror Movie Talk recently made its premiere on the Arrow in the Head Show YouTube channel, and with each episode of this show we’ll be joining host Tyler Nichols as he covers all new horror releases, the latest horror movie news, and new horror trailers. Films discussed in previous episodes of Modern Horror Movie Talk include Cocaine Bear, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving, The Pope’s Exorcist, the newly released entry in the Children of the Corn franchise, The Blackening, Scream VI, 65, Infinity Pool, Terrifier 2, and Knock at the Cabin. Now, for the eighth episode, Tyler is joined by special guest Kier Gomes to dig into the newly released Dracula horror comedy Renfield (read our review Here). To find out what they thought of the movie, check out the video embedded above!
Based on a treatment written by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman,...
Based on a treatment written by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
‘Super Mario’ dropped 41% in North America and just 28% in international territories.
World box office April 14-16 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $181.1m $678m $94.1m $330.1m 72 2. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate) $26.5m $349.7m $18.6m $189.6m 77 3. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (Paramount) $21.2m $157.1m $13.8m $83m 65 4. The Pope’s Exorcist (Sony) $19.6m $36.6m $10.4m $27.4m 52 5. Suzume (various)
$18m $272.4m $13m $267.4m 39 6. Air (Warner Bros)
$13.9m $54.1m $6.2m $20.8m 67 7. Renfield (Universal) $10m $10m $2.3m $2.3m 47 8. Ride On (various)
$6.6m $23.3m $6.6m $23.3m 6 9. The Three Musketeers - D’Artagnan (various...
World box office April 14-16 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $181.1m $678m $94.1m $330.1m 72 2. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate) $26.5m $349.7m $18.6m $189.6m 77 3. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (Paramount) $21.2m $157.1m $13.8m $83m 65 4. The Pope’s Exorcist (Sony) $19.6m $36.6m $10.4m $27.4m 52 5. Suzume (various)
$18m $272.4m $13m $267.4m 39 6. Air (Warner Bros)
$13.9m $54.1m $6.2m $20.8m 67 7. Renfield (Universal) $10m $10m $2.3m $2.3m 47 8. Ride On (various)
$6.6m $23.3m $6.6m $23.3m 6 9. The Three Musketeers - D’Artagnan (various...
- 4/17/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
‘Super Mario’ dropped 41% in North America and just 28% in international territories.
World box office April 14-16 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $181.1m $678m $94.1m $330.1m 72 2. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate) $26.5m $349.7m $18.6m $189.6m 77 3. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (Paramount) $21.2m $157.1m $13.8m $83m 65 4. The Pope’s Exorcist (Sony) $19.6m $36.6m $10.4m $27.4m 52 5. Suzume (various)
$18m $272.4m $13m $267.4m 39 6. Air (Warner Bros)
$13.9m $54.1m $6.2m $20.8m 67 7. Renfield (Universal) $10m $10m $2.3m $2.3m 47 8. Ride On (various)
$6.6m $23.3m $6.6m $23.3m 6 9. The Three Musketeers - D’Artagnan (various...
World box office April 14-16 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $181.1m $678m $94.1m $330.1m 72 2. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate) $26.5m $349.7m $18.6m $189.6m 77 3. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (Paramount) $21.2m $157.1m $13.8m $83m 65 4. The Pope’s Exorcist (Sony) $19.6m $36.6m $10.4m $27.4m 52 5. Suzume (various)
$18m $272.4m $13m $267.4m 39 6. Air (Warner Bros)
$13.9m $54.1m $6.2m $20.8m 67 7. Renfield (Universal) $10m $10m $2.3m $2.3m 47 8. Ride On (various)
$6.6m $23.3m $6.6m $23.3m 6 9. The Three Musketeers - D’Artagnan (various...
- 4/17/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Renfield isn’t really an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula — the 1897 Gothic novel provides the inspiration for the two main characters in Chris McKay’s film, but that’s essentially where the connection ends. The supernatural horror comedy is, for all intents and purposes, an original story, with a screenplay penned by Ryan Ridley (Robert Kirkman pitched the story originally). It’s set in the present day, it rewrites the rules of being a vampire and a familiar, and it changes the narrative focus to put R M Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) at the center of the action. Renfield is a supernatural comedy horror, that...
- 4/16/2023
- by SarahBeaMilner
- TVovermind.com
Inevitable comparisons are going be made between Bela Lugosi's classic Universal monster in Tod Browning's 1931 "Dracula" and Nicolas Cage's homage to the character in the new action comedy "Renfield," especially when director Chris McKay refers to the film as a "quasi-sequel" to the original. McKay's version certainly takes liberties with the material, catching up with Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) 90 years after Browning's masterpiece. Renfield realizes he's been in an extremely lengthy toxic relationship with his master while he sits in on group therapy sessions looking for potential victims. The abuse that Renfield suffers dates all the way back to their original meeting, prompting McKay and writers Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ridley to return to the scene of the crime in the opening prologue for "Renfield."
McKay and his team came up with the idea to essentially replace Lugosi and the original actor to play Renfield, Dwight Frye, with...
McKay and his team came up with the idea to essentially replace Lugosi and the original actor to play Renfield, Dwight Frye, with...
- 4/14/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page.
Sometimes, you find startling accuracy in the most unlikely places. Codependency and toxic relationships have long been fodder for film and television, but lately there’s been a batch of quality entertainment that does an excellent job of depicting the reality of an unhealthy relationship — and the struggle to break free from one.
Surprisingly, it’s comedic entertainment that seems to be doing it best as of late. Take the first season of the Apple TV+ comedy “Shrinking,” which depicts a therapist (Jason Segel) trying to help a client (Heidi Gardner) break up with her verbally and emotionally abusive husband. It’s a character arc that rings only too true, expertly captured by “Saturday Night Live” breakout Gardner. Over on HBO Max,...
Sometimes, you find startling accuracy in the most unlikely places. Codependency and toxic relationships have long been fodder for film and television, but lately there’s been a batch of quality entertainment that does an excellent job of depicting the reality of an unhealthy relationship — and the struggle to break free from one.
Surprisingly, it’s comedic entertainment that seems to be doing it best as of late. Take the first season of the Apple TV+ comedy “Shrinking,” which depicts a therapist (Jason Segel) trying to help a client (Heidi Gardner) break up with her verbally and emotionally abusive husband. It’s a character arc that rings only too true, expertly captured by “Saturday Night Live” breakout Gardner. Over on HBO Max,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
In “Renfield,” the title character, played by Nicholas Hoult, is desperate to end his centuries’ long codependent relationship with his master, the legendary vampire Count Dracula (Nicolas Cage). Director Chris McKay and writers Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ridley knew they needed to quickly establish the long history of Renfield and Dracula from the outset, and their method to do so led to one of the most delightfully entertaining and technically impressive openings in horror movie history — and they reached back into horror movie history to achieve it.
The prologue that begins “Renfield” takes us through the film’s core relationship by placing the actors in scenes from Tod Browning’s 1931 “Dracula,” the first of the classic Universal monster movies that inspired and influenced McKay.
The montage of classic moments in which Cage and Hoult take the place of Bela Lugosi and Dwight Frye is both an affectionate tribute and an effective means of exposition,...
The prologue that begins “Renfield” takes us through the film’s core relationship by placing the actors in scenes from Tod Browning’s 1931 “Dracula,” the first of the classic Universal monster movies that inspired and influenced McKay.
The montage of classic moments in which Cage and Hoult take the place of Bela Lugosi and Dwight Frye is both an affectionate tribute and an effective means of exposition,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on April 13th, reviewing “Reinfield,” featuring Nicolas Cage in a part he was born to play. In theaters on April 14th.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Cage is Dracula, everyone’s favorite immortal vampire, with his legendary faithful assistant, the British Renfield (Nicholas Hoult). Basically Renfield is responsible for Drac’s care and feeding, which includes recruiting the human flesh and blood the demon needs to survive. They met in the early 20th Century, then find themselves 100 years later in modern day New Orleans. There they encounter Crime Lord Ted Lobo (Ben Schwartz), who is being pursued by police officer Rebecca (Awkwafina). While Dracula is recovering his strength in the Big Easy, Renfield is seeking self help groups to break up his toxic master/employee relationship.
”Renfield” is in theaters on April 14th. Featuring Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Cage is Dracula, everyone’s favorite immortal vampire, with his legendary faithful assistant, the British Renfield (Nicholas Hoult). Basically Renfield is responsible for Drac’s care and feeding, which includes recruiting the human flesh and blood the demon needs to survive. They met in the early 20th Century, then find themselves 100 years later in modern day New Orleans. There they encounter Crime Lord Ted Lobo (Ben Schwartz), who is being pursued by police officer Rebecca (Awkwafina). While Dracula is recovering his strength in the Big Easy, Renfield is seeking self help groups to break up his toxic master/employee relationship.
”Renfield” is in theaters on April 14th. Featuring Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult,...
- 4/14/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Although first inclinations might caution one to expect some wildly over-the-top performances in something like Renfield, especially given some of the talented names involved, the film manages to deliver a uniquely entertaining comedic/horror experience that never strays too far from the essence of both genres.
This modern take on the classic monster tale follows Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) as he serves as the preparer of his master’s – who happens to be Dracula (Nicolas Cage) – meals and the procurer of his other needs and wants. Now, however, after attending a support group for victims of codependency in an effort to gather victims for his master, Renfield begins to believe that perhaps there may be a life for him that doesn’t depend on his never-ending servitude to The Prince of Darkness.
Working from a balanced and economical script by first-time screenwriter Ryan Ridley, director Chris McKay brings both the action...
This modern take on the classic monster tale follows Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) as he serves as the preparer of his master’s – who happens to be Dracula (Nicolas Cage) – meals and the procurer of his other needs and wants. Now, however, after attending a support group for victims of codependency in an effort to gather victims for his master, Renfield begins to believe that perhaps there may be a life for him that doesn’t depend on his never-ending servitude to The Prince of Darkness.
Working from a balanced and economical script by first-time screenwriter Ryan Ridley, director Chris McKay brings both the action...
- 4/14/2023
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Dracula (Nicolas Cage) and Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) in ‘Renfield’ (Photo © 2023 Universal Studios)
Renfield’s a fun, albeit lightweight, take on Dracula and his bug-eating minion, lifted by the entertaining performances of Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage. There are exploding heads, an ample smattering of blood, guts, and gore, and the creative use of disembodied arms as weapons. But for all its onscreen carnage, this R-rated horror comedy is really just a campy good time, forgettable yet enjoyable enough while it lasts.
It’s a no-brainer to cast Nicolas Cage as Dracula, and the Oscar-winning actor sinks his teeth into the role with a joyous, demented glee. Very seldom is Renfield’s Dracula viewed as an actual threat to humanity, despite the film’s simple plot which suggests Dracula is positioning himself as a god who desires to be worshipped by his food source.
The film sets up the relationship between...
Renfield’s a fun, albeit lightweight, take on Dracula and his bug-eating minion, lifted by the entertaining performances of Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage. There are exploding heads, an ample smattering of blood, guts, and gore, and the creative use of disembodied arms as weapons. But for all its onscreen carnage, this R-rated horror comedy is really just a campy good time, forgettable yet enjoyable enough while it lasts.
It’s a no-brainer to cast Nicolas Cage as Dracula, and the Oscar-winning actor sinks his teeth into the role with a joyous, demented glee. Very seldom is Renfield’s Dracula viewed as an actual threat to humanity, despite the film’s simple plot which suggests Dracula is positioning himself as a god who desires to be worshipped by his food source.
The film sets up the relationship between...
- 4/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Nicolas Cage has never been better than he is in the pitch-black horror-comedy Vampire’s Kiss (1988), playing the role of a Manhattan yuppie convinced he’s been turned into an immortal bloodsucker. Cage acts in the film with feral sincerity, burrowing deep enough into the madness to find some childlike desire to be seen and loved. He also found the most unthinkable ways of delivering straightforward lines. “Am I getting through to you, Alva?”; “I never misfiled anything! Not once. Not one time!”. They’re inconsequential on paper, but by the sheer, weird force of how he said them, they’ve been immortalised in meme form.
Cage was born to play a vampire. Renfield, then, feels like the long-withheld fulfilment of a promise – the actor finally gets to play the biggest vampire of them all, Dracula. His performance is faultless. There’s an elegance in the Old World elongation of his...
Cage was born to play a vampire. Renfield, then, feels like the long-withheld fulfilment of a promise – the actor finally gets to play the biggest vampire of them all, Dracula. His performance is faultless. There’s an elegance in the Old World elongation of his...
- 4/13/2023
- by Clarisse Loughrey
- The Independent - Film
Isn’t it amazing to have Nicolas Cage back in cinemas?! There is truly is no one like the mercurial, surreal performer but of course we don’t mean he has been completely gone from our screens: it’s just a lot of his output in the last decade or so has seen him predominantly confined to the smaller ones. Still, in recent years, he has graced us with his presence in ways only The Cage can with some of his most outlandish work in Mandy, Willy’s Wonderland, Prisoners of the Ghostland, and Color Out of Space, each showcasing the actor’s penchant for the extreme, the expressionistic and the fascinating.
He went full meta last year with The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, a brilliant satire film that poked fun at his long filmography and his unique persona, one that showed an often-forgotten funny side that helped him in his early career.
He went full meta last year with The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, a brilliant satire film that poked fun at his long filmography and his unique persona, one that showed an often-forgotten funny side that helped him in his early career.
- 4/12/2023
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The original 1931 Universal Monsters movie Dracula opens with an introduction to Renfield (Dwight Frye) as he travels to Transylvania to solidify business plans with Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi), only to wind up his raving mad servant instead. Director Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) and writer Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty”) seamlessly tie their modern reimagining of the characters to the original Universal classic before skipping ahead to the present day in horror-comedy Renfield. The leap simultaneously establishes the reverence for the horror classics as well as an anemic shorthand in the storytelling.
After the impressive introductory sequence that sees Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage composited into the 1931 film to explain their history together, we meet Renfield (Hoult) in the present as a long-suffering henchman to his narcissistic boss, Dracula (Cage). Despite an early attempt by vampire hunters to free Renfield from Dracula’s grip, Renfield remains a miserable yet loyal...
After the impressive introductory sequence that sees Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage composited into the 1931 film to explain their history together, we meet Renfield (Hoult) in the present as a long-suffering henchman to his narcissistic boss, Dracula (Cage). Despite an early attempt by vampire hunters to free Renfield from Dracula’s grip, Renfield remains a miserable yet loyal...
- 4/12/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
There are some ideas too good to pass up, and "Nicolas Cage playing Dracula" has to be near the top of the list. Cage is a singular performer; an actor who has built a name for himself by twisting expectations and embracing the weird and wild. "Nouveau shamanism" is how Cage once described his acting style, although he later admitted he just made the term up because "it sounded cool." Whatever you want to call Cage's style, it's fair to say there are very few actors like him. Not all of his movies are good, mind you. In fact, lots of them are downright bad. And sometimes he seems bored with the work at hand; cashing a check, as it were. But when he finds the right role to sink his teeth into, Cage is a whirlwind; a strange, otherworldly being who behaves in a manner our puny mortal minds can't quite comprehend.
- 4/12/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
There have been so many variations and film versions of Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula, from 1926’s Nosferatu to Tod Browning’s 1931 Dracula to Francis Coppola’s well-regarded take with Gary Oldman to even comedic satires like Love at First Bite with George Hamilton taking on the role. Now in Universal’s latest effort to rescue its horror classics and make them new again, we have the perfectly cast Nicolas Cage as the Prince of Darkness. Even he has done an offshoot before, in 1988’s Vampire’s Kiss. However this time around the film is not centered on Dracula himself, but rather his beleaguered servant, henchman, whatever you choose to call him, Renfield, and it is another Nicholas, as in Hoult, who has the title role this time in Renfield. Cage’s part, though meaty, is actually supporting as the emphasis turns to the long-suffering assistant who was tasked with bringing...
- 4/12/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
It seemed great on paper. Nicolas Cage as Dracula? It’s a role he was born to play; it’s a wonder it hasn’t happened before now (sorry, Vampire’s Kiss doesn’t count).
Renfield, Dracula’s long-suffering servant — or in vampire parlance, “familiar” — plagued by co-dependency issues and seeking help in a support group? Sounds hilarious. An original story by Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead? I’m there.
So why does Renfield downplay those promising aspects and turn out to be such a bloody mess?
The film, stemming from Universal’s understandable continuing attempts to capitalize on its classic monsters IP, certainly starts out promisingly. Renfield, played by Nicholas Hoult, provides background information about his relationship with the vampire in his life, illustrating his narration with nothing less than scenes from the 1931 classic Tod Browning film Dracula. Cage and Hoult are digitally inserted into the footage, replacing...
Renfield, Dracula’s long-suffering servant — or in vampire parlance, “familiar” — plagued by co-dependency issues and seeking help in a support group? Sounds hilarious. An original story by Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead? I’m there.
So why does Renfield downplay those promising aspects and turn out to be such a bloody mess?
The film, stemming from Universal’s understandable continuing attempts to capitalize on its classic monsters IP, certainly starts out promisingly. Renfield, played by Nicholas Hoult, provides background information about his relationship with the vampire in his life, illustrating his narration with nothing less than scenes from the 1931 classic Tod Browning film Dracula. Cage and Hoult are digitally inserted into the footage, replacing...
- 4/11/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Even at just 93 minutes, Chris McKay’s “Renfield” packs in a worrying number of recurring gags: there are the exploding heads and bodies that go boom during action scenes, the confessional sequences that take place in the world’s most ill-fated codependency support group, even star Nicholas Hoult being gutted (literally) twice in the span of just five minutes. But it’s another running joke that holds the key to the film: Hoult, here cast as the eponymous star Robert Montague Renfield, finds himself introducing himself by his full name, repeatedly, to everyone, all the time.
That Ryan Ridley and Robert Kirkman’s vampire action comedy screenplay feels the need to keep doing it so long and so often (this is Renfield! you know…Renfield? our star?) is proof even they’re not entirely comfortable with where all this is going. And that’s too bad, because the basic premise...
That Ryan Ridley and Robert Kirkman’s vampire action comedy screenplay feels the need to keep doing it so long and so often (this is Renfield! you know…Renfield? our star?) is proof even they’re not entirely comfortable with where all this is going. And that’s too bad, because the basic premise...
- 4/11/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Nicolas Cage as Dracula is grabbing all the headlines for director Chris McKay's vampire horror/comedy "Renfield," and deservedly so. But while Nicholas Hoult acquits himself very well as the subservient title character with pitch-perfect comedic timing and Cage steals the show through his penchant for hamming it up, Ben Schwartz also shines as the picture's secondary, foul-mouthed antagonist: a mobster named Teddy Lobo who gets himself mixed up in the Dracula and Renfield drama.
Everyone likely knows the actor from his meme-worthy role as Jean-Ralphio in "Parks and Recreation," his turn in Showtime's "House of Lies," or a plethora of voice performances in projects like "DuckTales," "Sonic," and more. But after charming viewers in the murder-mystery series "The Afterparty," Schwartz returned to live-action with the R-rated "Renfield" and embraced his newfound niche as the bad guy. I recently sat down with the thoroughly entertaining and larger-than-life actor to...
Everyone likely knows the actor from his meme-worthy role as Jean-Ralphio in "Parks and Recreation," his turn in Showtime's "House of Lies," or a plethora of voice performances in projects like "DuckTales," "Sonic," and more. But after charming viewers in the murder-mystery series "The Afterparty," Schwartz returned to live-action with the R-rated "Renfield" and embraced his newfound niche as the bad guy. I recently sat down with the thoroughly entertaining and larger-than-life actor to...
- 4/11/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The story of Dracula reaches back to the 1897 gothic horror novel, which inspired countless iterations across every medium imaginable. Chris McKay’s Renfield takes its own stab at the infamous tale of a monster and his familiar, but with a contemporary spin on the toxic relationship between Dracula and R.M. Renfield. Of course, there’s plenty of gore this time around.
‘Renfield’ finds its title character seeking his own voice L-r: Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as Renfield | Michele K. Short/Universal Pictures
Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) initially got himself into trouble when he thought he could make a better life for his wife and daughter by getting involved in the real estate matters of Dracula (Nicolas Cage). However, this only leads to his own immortality, as he’s forced into becoming a familiar to care for all of his master’s needs.
Now in New Orleans, Renfield...
‘Renfield’ finds its title character seeking his own voice L-r: Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as Renfield | Michele K. Short/Universal Pictures
Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) initially got himself into trouble when he thought he could make a better life for his wife and daughter by getting involved in the real estate matters of Dracula (Nicolas Cage). However, this only leads to his own immortality, as he’s forced into becoming a familiar to care for all of his master’s needs.
Now in New Orleans, Renfield...
- 4/11/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Renfield, the long-suffering servant of Count Dracula (Nicolas Cage) has finally earned his shot at the spotlight. After centuries of doing the bloodthirsty fiend's bidding, R.M. Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) has more than a few bones to pick with the Transylvanian bloodsucker. Namely, the fact that he's a terrible boss: imagine being forced to fetch innocent souls for vampiric cravings or chomping down on spiders to gain superhuman reflexes for the sake of survival. Oh, the inhumanity! But that's where the upcoming horror-comedy "Renfield" comes in, to share the titular servant's side of the story. The modern monster tale picks up centuries into their relationship, with Renfield ready to explore life outside of his narcissistic boss, if he can only work his way through their toxic co-dependency.
You don't need a bad boss horror story to empathize with Renfield — just one glimpse at the trailer proves the poor guy needs to cut Dracula off.
You don't need a bad boss horror story to empathize with Renfield — just one glimpse at the trailer proves the poor guy needs to cut Dracula off.
- 4/8/2023
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
Universal’s Dracula comedy Renfield, starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as his titular lackey, is set to reach theatres next week, on April 14th, and while the primary draw is the chance to see Cage play Dracula, the movie also includes a couple special treats for fans of the horror genre. Among the cast members are Caroline Williams, best known for playing the heroine Stretch in 1986’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and William Ragsdale, who previously crossed paths with vampires in 1985’s Fright Night and the 1988 sequel Fright Night Part 2. Williams is playing a character named Vanessa, while Ragsdale takes on the role of Older Priest. Social media images of these ’80s horror icons in their Renfield roles can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Based on a treatment written by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Renfield was directed by Chris McKay...
Based on a treatment written by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Renfield was directed by Chris McKay...
- 4/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Renfield, the tortured aide to his narcissistic boss, Dracula, is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding. However, after centuries of servitude, he’s ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of the Prince of Darkness.
#RenfieldMovie is in theaters April 14th.
https://www.renfieldmovie.com/
The Advance Screening is on Tuesday, April 11th, 7pm at Ronnie’s Cine.
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated R.
Enter at the link below.
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Renfield
Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s...
#RenfieldMovie is in theaters April 14th.
https://www.renfieldmovie.com/
The Advance Screening is on Tuesday, April 11th, 7pm at Ronnie’s Cine.
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated R.
Enter at the link below.
http://gofobo.com/aMPSL83511
Renfield
Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s...
- 4/3/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Photo Credit: Michele K. Short / Universal Pictures (from left) Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) and Dracula (Nicolas Cage) in Renfield
Universal Pictures has released the brilliant red-band trailer for the upcoming Renfield. Who knew Halloween was in April?
And check out this behind the scenes look at director Chris McKay’s latest film.
Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
Photo Credit: Michele K. Short / Universal Pictures.
Universal Pictures has released the brilliant red-band trailer for the upcoming Renfield. Who knew Halloween was in April?
And check out this behind the scenes look at director Chris McKay’s latest film.
Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
Photo Credit: Michele K. Short / Universal Pictures.
- 3/26/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The next big theatrical release for the horror genre is Universal’s Renfield on April 14 – tickets are on sale now – said to be a “modern-day adventure story that is comedic in tone.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
Check out a full image gallery below to preview Universal’s bloody horror-comedy take on two characters from one of the most iconic Universal Monsters movies of them all!
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside...
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
Check out a full image gallery below to preview Universal’s bloody horror-comedy take on two characters from one of the most iconic Universal Monsters movies of them all!
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside...
- 3/24/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Universal’s Renfield, playing Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
The film arrives in theaters on April 14 – tickets are on sale now – and in the wake of the final trailer yesterday, Universal has now shared a “Look Inside” featurette.
Renfield is billed as a “modern-day adventure story that is comedic in tone.”
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
The film arrives in theaters on April 14 – tickets are on sale now – and in the wake of the final trailer yesterday, Universal has now shared a “Look Inside” featurette.
Renfield is billed as a “modern-day adventure story that is comedic in tone.”
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
- 3/23/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help. In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency. Renfield is directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, The Lego Batman Movie) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley, based on an original idea by The Walking Dead and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman. The film co-stars Awkwafina (The Farewell, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings), Ben Schwartz (Sonic, The Afterparty) and Adrian Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,...
- 3/23/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Universal Pictures’ final trailer for the horror comedy Renfield shows the titular character meeting his new boss, and then offers a look at what life’s like nearly 100 years after being in Dracula’s service. Needless to say, it sucks.
Nicholas Hoult (The Menu) stars as Renfield and Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) is Dracula. The cast also includes Awkwafina (Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings), Ben Schwartz (The Afterparty), Adrian Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), Brandon Scott Jones (Ghosts), and Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog).
Chris McKay (The Lego Batman Movie) directs from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Rick & Morty), based on an original idea by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. McKay, Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst serve as producers, with Samantha Nisenboim executive producing.
Renfield opens in theaters on April 14, 2023.
Dracula (Nicolas Cage...
Nicholas Hoult (The Menu) stars as Renfield and Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) is Dracula. The cast also includes Awkwafina (Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings), Ben Schwartz (The Afterparty), Adrian Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), Brandon Scott Jones (Ghosts), and Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog).
Chris McKay (The Lego Batman Movie) directs from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley (Rick & Morty), based on an original idea by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. McKay, Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst serve as producers, with Samantha Nisenboim executive producing.
Renfield opens in theaters on April 14, 2023.
Dracula (Nicolas Cage...
- 3/22/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Nicolas Cage is all bloody fangs and long, dark cape as he plays a rage-filled Count Dracula in the final trailer for Renfield from director Chris McKay.
Universal’s modern-day horror comedy, set nowhere near Castle Dracula in Transylvania, focuses more on Cage in full-on Dracula mode, whereas an earlier trailer emphasized the dynamic between the vampire king and his henchman, the titular Renfield played by Nicholas Hoult.
“You deserve only suffering,” Dracula lashes out at Hoult’s Renfield in the trailer. This is followed by another moment with Cage’s present-day monster character gliding in a red satin smoking jacket, with blood smeared around his mouth.
At another point in the trailer, Renfield and Awkwafina, who plays a traffic cop, set about to take on Dracula in a blood-and-guts confrontation. During a previous Los Angeles Times interview, Cage said his take on Dracula drew from the performances of Bela Lugosi...
Universal’s modern-day horror comedy, set nowhere near Castle Dracula in Transylvania, focuses more on Cage in full-on Dracula mode, whereas an earlier trailer emphasized the dynamic between the vampire king and his henchman, the titular Renfield played by Nicholas Hoult.
“You deserve only suffering,” Dracula lashes out at Hoult’s Renfield in the trailer. This is followed by another moment with Cage’s present-day monster character gliding in a red satin smoking jacket, with blood smeared around his mouth.
At another point in the trailer, Renfield and Awkwafina, who plays a traffic cop, set about to take on Dracula in a blood-and-guts confrontation. During a previous Los Angeles Times interview, Cage said his take on Dracula drew from the performances of Bela Lugosi...
- 3/22/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nicholas Hoult, playing the titular toady Renfield in a new movie about Dracula’s assistant, bemoans his lot in life and dreams of breaking free of his dark master in a new trailer for Renfield. As the two-and-a-half–minute trailer shows, Dracula (Nicolas Cage), is pretty annoying and egotistical. Just imagine having to dry-clean the same cape for decades, since the film is set in the present. After meeting a cop played by Awkwafina, Renfield decides to take agency, leading to a rat-fueled, bloody climax in the trailer, and probably...
- 3/22/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
It continues to boggle my mind a little we're getting two "Dracula" movies this year and they couldn't be less alike on paper. There's "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," which has all the makings of a claustrophobic horror thriller in the manner of "Alien," only crossed with a nautical period drama (think "The Terror" season 1). And there's "Renfield," a horror-comedy that appears to be borrowing a page -- if not multiple pages -- from the "What We Do in the Shadows" TV show's playbook by using vampires and their familiars to explore co-dependency and toxic relationships.
The biggest selling point for "Renfield" is, without a doubt, Nicolas Cage playing Dracula. It's the kind of casting choice that feels so perfect it's a wonder it took Hollywood so long to make it. Of course, as Cage has emphasized in previous interviews, it's Nicholas Hoult as Drac's long-suffering familiar and his...
The biggest selling point for "Renfield" is, without a doubt, Nicolas Cage playing Dracula. It's the kind of casting choice that feels so perfect it's a wonder it took Hollywood so long to make it. Of course, as Cage has emphasized in previous interviews, it's Nicholas Hoult as Drac's long-suffering familiar and his...
- 3/22/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
In theaters on April 14th, and making its premiere next week at the Overlook Film Festival, the new trailer for Renfield has just been released. Be on the lookout for my early reactions on social media on March 31st!
"Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
Renfield is directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, The Lego Batman Movie) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley, based...
"Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help.
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.
Renfield is directed by Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, The Lego Batman Movie) from a screenplay by Ryan Ridley, based...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Two iconic Nic(h)olases are uniting on screen in less than a month. Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage are starring in “Renfield,” a comedic take on the Dracula mythos, and Universal Pictures has released the final trailer for the upcoming horror comedy.
Set to Radiohead’s early ’90s grunge hit “Creep,” a classic anthem for social rejects, the trailer begins in the time of Bran Stoker’s original “Dracula” novel, recounting Renfield’s (Hoult) first encounter with the devious Count (Cage). It then flash-forwards a hundred years later, with the familiar now the hapless lackey of the vampire, forced to find new humans to feed him and quench his thirst for blood.
But all that changes when Renfield saves a New Orleans bar from a shooting, and meets traffic cop Rebecca, who he quickly falls head-over-heels for. When he confesses his unusual occupation to his new love interest, she...
Set to Radiohead’s early ’90s grunge hit “Creep,” a classic anthem for social rejects, the trailer begins in the time of Bran Stoker’s original “Dracula” novel, recounting Renfield’s (Hoult) first encounter with the devious Count (Cage). It then flash-forwards a hundred years later, with the familiar now the hapless lackey of the vampire, forced to find new humans to feed him and quench his thirst for blood.
But all that changes when Renfield saves a New Orleans bar from a shooting, and meets traffic cop Rebecca, who he quickly falls head-over-heels for. When he confesses his unusual occupation to his new love interest, she...
- 3/22/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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