Nicolas Cage Cast As Dracula In Upcoming Adaption

Nicolas Cage is back… and he has fangs!

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Cage has been cast as Dracula in the upcoming Universal Pictures movie.

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The film is called “Renfield.”

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Nicholas Hoult will star as the titular henchman of Dracula.

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Renfield is a character from the 1897 novel by Bram Stoker.

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Renfield does Dracula’s bidding and eats bugs and live animals to drink their blood.

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Renfield Syndrome became a term for clinical vampirism in 1992.

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It’s unclear how much of the book’s plot the film will follow.

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“The Tomorrow Wars” director Chris McKay is slated to direct.

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