Nicolas Cage by accident channeled Dracula whereas filming Renfield by consuming actual blood. Whereas he is not the lead star of Renfield, as that title goes to Nicholas Hoult’s eponymous downtrodden hero, Cage is a significant draw together with his depiction of notorious bloodsucker Dracula. Because the horrifically merciless boss of Renfield, Cage’s character has been a shining level of the film’s advertising marketing campaign.
But whereas Renfield is a sequel to 1931’s Dracula that will not characteristic Dracula a lot, Cage nonetheless has a possibility to channel the worst components of the vampire in the actual world. In a Reddit Ask-Me-Something promotion for Renfield, Cage admits that he by accident drank his personal blood at one level throughout filming. It actually does not assist that he had actual fangs. Take a look at his quote beneath:
“No cause by way of methodology, however the fangs had been real fangs, they had been ceramic and fairly pointy. So I did chunk my lip just a few instances which made me drink my very own blood.”
What Is Nicolas Cage’s Dracula Like In Renfield?
In contrast to its predecessor, Renfield is not precisely aiming to be a horror film. Whereas it should characteristic some horror parts, its fundamental objective is to depict the inherent comedy that comes from being the mild-mannered servant of certainly one of historical past’s most devilish monsters. For Cage, which means enjoying up the cruelest components of Dracula and turning into the worst boss on the face of the Earth.
In an effort to hold Dracula recent, Cage has been working tirelessly to create his personal distinctive tackle the character. After so many actors have put within the fangs, Cage plans to borrow from Christopher Lee’s Dracula, whereas additionally enjoying into the surreal and humorous nature of the character. Although Cage did not have a lot area to work with Dracula, due to the film’s deal with Renfield, he nonetheless is prone to steal the present at any time when the character seems, if the Renfield trailers are something to go by.
The Renfield perspective will even assist to introduce a component of Dracula that’s typically ignored and underserved: His relationship together with his servants. The vampire has been starring in motion pictures and books for many years, and but Renfield has not often had the chance to share his facet of the story. This new perspective may also help make him really feel like a definite tackle the well-known character. For Renfield, that distinct look could have include the consequence of Cage consuming his personal blood.
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