Renfield

Renfield
Renfield
Directed by	Chris McKay
Screenplay by	Ryan Ridley
Story by	Robert Kirkman
Based on	Dracula; by Bram Stoker
Produced by	Chris McKay; Samantha Nisenboim; Bryan Furst; Sean Furst; Robert Kirkman; David Alpert;
Starring	Nicholas Hoult; Awkwafina; Ben Schwartz; Shohreh Aghdashloo; Brandon Scott Jones; Adrian Martinez; Nicolas Cage;
Cinematography	Mitchell Amundsen
Edited by	Zene Baker; Ryan Folsey; Giancarlo Ganziano;
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; companies	Skybound; Giant Wildcat;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	March 30, 2023 (Overlook Film Festival); April 14, 2023 (United States);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65 million
Box office	$26.9 million

Renfield is an American dark fantasy horror-comedy movie directed by Chris McKay and written by Ryan Ridley. It is based on an original pitch by Robert Kirkman. It stars Nicholas Hoult as Renfield, a henchman to Count Dracula who decides to leave his line of work after falling in love. Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Bess Rous, and James Moses Black co-star. The movie is scheduled to be released on April 14, 2023, by Universal Pictures.

Premise

Count Dracula's lackey Renfield finds a new lease on life when he falls in love with Rebecca Quincy, a feisty traffic officer.

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