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Renfield (film)
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| Directed by | Chris McKay |
| Screenplay by | Ryan Ridley |
| Story by | Robert Kirkman |
| Based on | Dracula by Bram Stoker |
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| Cinematography | Mitchell Amundsen |
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| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65 million[2] |
| Box office | $26.9 million[3][4] |
Renfield is a 2023 American action comedy horror film directed by Chris McKay and written by Ryan Ridley, based on a story by Robert Kirkman, who also served as a producer alongside McKay, Samantha Nisenboim, David Alpert, and the duo of Bryan and Sean Furst. Inspired by characters from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker and its 1931 feature film adaptation, the film stars Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones, Adrian Martinez, and Nicolas Cage.[5]
The film tells a story of the character Renfield, Dracula's devoted servant. The film entered development hell after the commercial failure of The Mummy (2017). Kirkman later pitched a new version of the film, leaning more into the comedic aspects of the story, and the production rights were acquired by Skybound Entertainment. Dexter Fletcher was originally announced as director in 2019, but McKay eventually replaced him, working off the Ridley script and Kirkman's original pitch. Much of the cast joined between August 2021 to January 2022, and filming took place from February to August 2022. Marco Beltrami was hired to compose the film's score.
Renfield had its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival on March 30, 2023, and was released in the United States on April 14, by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing $26.9 million against a $65 million budget.
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- ^ Grobar, Matt (January 5, 2023). "'Renfield' Trailer: Nicolas Cage's Dracula Is A "Toxic" Boss To Nicholas Hoult's Henchman In Universal Horror-Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
In the first trailer for Universal Pictures' horror-comedy Renfield[...]
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