Renfield has dropped its final trailer, offering the closest glimpse yet at Nicolas Cage's villainous supporting turn as Dracula. The film, which was helmed by The Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay, comes to theaters on April 14, follows Nicolas Hoult as Dracula's servant Renfield attempting to find a way to no longer work for his dark master in the modern day. The film, which is a reinterpretation of characters from Bram Stoker's iconic novel, remixes the classic 1931 film adaptation using an original story from The Walking Dead co-creator Robert Kirkman.

Today, Universal Pictures shared the final trailer for the film ahead of the impending release of Renfield.


In addition to featuring more glimpses of Cage than any other trailer so far in this promotional campaign, the new trailer also starts with a massively important scene that has only been hinted at so far. It takes a deeper dive into the first time that Renfield started working for Dracula, and the bloodbath that ensues.

Nicolas Cage's Career Has Perfectly Prepared Him to Play Dracula


Count Dracula is an iconic character who has been played very differently by many different performers through the decades. The character shifts considerably depending on who he's interacting with and how recently he has fed. At times, he is an alien and inscrutable figure, while at others he is an irresistible seducer, allowing him to manipulate those around them in his attempts to either feed on them or sway them to his will, as he frequently does with Renfield.

Cage's eclectic film career has perfectly prepared him to play both sides of this legendary monster. For the seductive side, he can draw on his early roles as a teen heartthrob. The movie that put him on the map, 1983's Valley Girl, provides the perfect template for this part of Dracula, as he played a punk with a heart of gold who strikes up a forbidden love with valley girl Julie (Deborah Foreman).

Renfield is also clearly interested in exploring Dracula's monstrous side, which Cage is also perfectly prepared to bring to life. The actor is notorious for his off-kilter and high-energy acting style, which he has put to good use in genre outings like Mandy. His no-holds-barred performance as himself in 2022's The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent shows that he's willing to push himself beyond the limits, which will make his Dracula performance even more electric.