
The film, set up at Universal Pictures, will be produced by Skybound Entertainment’s Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst and Sean Furst. ''The Tomorrow War'' director Chris McKay is directing the feature film which is based on an original story outline from Robert Kirkman, the creator of ''The Walking Dead''. The movie will also feature ''Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings'' star Awkwafina in an undisclosed role. The movie will feature actor Nicholas Hoult as Renfield and Nicolas Cage as Dracula.Īccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Schwartz will essay the role of a mobster. He bows at the feet of the vampire king, who feeds him insects and rats and dangles everlasting life in front of him. In the book, Renfield was a patient in an asylum with an obsession for drinking blood, deluded into thinking he would find immortality.

The film centres on Dracula's henchman R M Renfield, who was a prominent figure in author Bram Stoker's cult classic 1897 novel.

''Sonic the Hedgehog'' star Ben Schwartz has joined the cast of Universal's upcoming monster movie ''Renfield''.
