‘Renfield’ (2023) – A Comedy Horror Movie to Debut in the Upcoming Year

Renfield is an upcoming comedy horror movie directed by Chris McKay, starring Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz and Nicolas Cage. The screenplay is written by Ryan Ridely, and it is based on a story by Robert Kirkman.

The film is scheduled to be released on April 14th, 2023.

Little is known about this movie as it is still in production. We do know it is a comedy horror film that extracts one of the ancillary characters in Bram Stoker‘s 1987 Gothic horror novel ‘Dracula’. Yes, Renfield is the Count’s worshiping and deranged servant. In Stoker’s novel Renfield is sent to an asylum and treated by Dr. John Seward, who describes him thusly:

“R. M. Renfield, aetat 59. Sanguine temperament, great physical strength, morbidly excitable, periods of gloom, ending in some fixed idea which I cannot make out. I presume that the sanguine temperament itself and the disturbing influence end in a mentally-accomplished finish, a possibly dangerous man, probably dangerous if unselfish. In selfish men, caution is as secure an armour for their foes as for themselves. What I think of on this point is, when self is the fixed point the centripetal force is balanced with the centrifugal. When duty, a cause, etc., is the fixed point, the latter force is paramount, and only accident or a series of accidents can balance it.“

Well, now that we know that much of this fictional character, it will be interesting to see how he is portrayed in this comedy horror movie placing him in the protagonist’s seat. In earlier movies, Renfield has been played by great actors, among them were Klaus Kinski and Peter MacNicol, though, he was still relegated to being a secondary character. Although the character has taken center stage in various literary works, it has not yet in film. It seems that in this new feature he has had it with living in the Count’s shadow and will wander off in search of his own adventures.

Premise

Renfield has grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula’s lackey. The henchman finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.

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Renfield es una comedia de terror dirigida por Chris McKay, protagonizada por Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz y Nicolas Cage. El guión está escrito por Ryan Ridely, y se basa en una historia de Robert Kirkman.

El estreno de la película está previsto para el 14 de abril de 2023.

Poco se sabe de esta película, que aún está en fase de producción. Lo que sí sabemos es que se trata de una comedia de terror que extrae uno de los personajes secundarios de la novela de terror gótico “Drácula” de Bram Stoker de 1987. Sí, Renfield es el sirviente adorador y trastornado del Conde. En la novela de Stoker, Renfield es enviado a un manicomio y tratado por el Dr. John Seward, que lo describe así:

“R. M. Renfield, aetat 59. Temperamento sanguíneo, gran fuerza física, morbosamente excitable, períodos de melancolía, que terminan en alguna idea fija que no puedo descifrar. Presumo que el temperamento sanguíneo en sí y la influencia perturbadora terminan en un acabado mental, un hombre posiblemente peligroso, probablemente peligroso si no es egoísta. En los hombres egoístas, la cautela es una armadura tan segura para sus enemigos como para ellos mismos. Lo que pienso sobre este punto es, cuando el yo es el punto fijo la fuerza centrípeta se equilibra con la centrífuga. Cuando el deber, una causa, etc., es el punto fijo, esta última fuerza es primordial, y sólo el accidente o una serie de accidentes pueden equilibrarla.”

Bien, ahora que sabemos tanto de este personaje de ficción, será interesante ver cómo es retratado en esta comedia de terror que lo sitúa en el asiento del protagonista. En películas anteriores, Renfield ha sido interpretado por grandes actores, entre ellos Klaus Kinski y Peter MacNicol, sin embargo, seguía relegado a ser un personaje secundario. Aunque el personaje ha sido protagonista en varias obras literarias, aún no lo había sido en el cine. Parece que en este nuevo largometraje se ha hartado de vivir a la sombra del Conde y se alejará en busca de sus propias aventuras.

Argumento

Renfield está harto de sus siglos como lacayo de Drácula. El secuaz encuentra una nueva oportunidad en la vida – y tal vez incluso la redención – cuando se enamora de la luchadora y siempre enfadada policía de tráfico Rebecca Quincy.

Nicholas Hoult / R.M. Renfield	Nicolas Cage / Count Dracula	Awkwafina / Rebecca Quincy
Ben Schwartz	Jenna Kanell	Adrian Martinez / Chris
James Moses Black	Shohreh Aghdashloo / Ella

Nicholas Hoult / R.M. Renfield	Nicolas Cage / Count Dracula	Awkwafina / Rebecca Quincy
Ben Schwartz	Jenna Kanell	Adrian Martinez / Chris
James Moses Black	Shohreh Aghdashloo / Ella

‘Renfield’ (2023) – A Comedy Horror Movie to Debut in the Upcoming Year

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