Nicolas Cage Wants His DRACULA Movie To Explore ‘The Character’s Psyche’

Nicolas Cage is making his big and emotional debut as Dracula in the upcoming horror-comedy from Universal Pictures Renfield, which looks like an explosion. When it was first announced that Cage would be playing the Dark Prince, fans were super excited and curious to see what he would bring to the character, and from what little we’ve seen so far he’s going to deliver a memorable performance.

Dracula is not the main character in this movie, he’s more of a supporting role. But, after getting a small taste of playing Dracula, Cage wants the opportunity to expand on his Dracula movie so he can better explore the vampire’s psyche. Speaking to Total Film, he explained:

“You know, there are some minor moments here where you can see some of the pathos in Dracula’s eyes. This got me thinking that maybe one day I’d like to try a whole movie where you really understand the psyche of the character. I haven’t really had the time to delve into this here.

I have no doubt fans would love to see Cage get his own standalone Dracula movie! Cage explained that he took on the role of Dracula as a challenge to himself and because he is a fan of other interpretations of the character we’ve seen over the years from the likes of Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Beautiful Lugosi AND Gary Oldmann. He said:

“Besides, I always knew that at some point I had to do it. I went back to Christopher Lee, in terms of speaking, but that was really just a starting point. I knew Christopher. I did a little scene with him in “Season of the Witch” and I loved it. We had a lot of great conversations and he reminded me quite a bit of my father, August. So from that moment on, my father became my main inspiration.”

The film is also the protagonist Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road, X-Men franchise) as Dracula’s faithful servant, Renfield. It was directed by Chris McCay (Tomorrow’s War, The LEGO Batman Movie) from a script by Ryan Ridley (Ghost seriesRick & Morti series), based on an original idea by Walking Dead and invincible creator Robert Kirkmann. Here is the synopsis:

Evil doesn’t last forever without a little help.

In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road, X-Men franchise) plays 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 degraded. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there is life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. Him if only he could figure out how to end his codependency.

The film co-stars Awkwafina (Farewell, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Ben Schwartz (Sonic, the afterparty), AND Adrian Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Focus).

Renfield will hit theaters on April 14, 2023. Would you like to see Cage get his own Dracula movie?