Nicolas Cage’s Dracula Could Return After Renfield Bomb, Hints Director

Renfield director Chris McKay hints that Nicolas Cage’s Depend Dracula may make a triumphant return, regardless of the primary movie’s disappointing field workplace efficiency. Solely pulling in $26.7 million in worldwide field workplace in opposition to a price range greater than twice that quantity, Renfield’s lackluster monetary efficiency was a bitter disappointment for Common, who had beforehand did not launch their shared Darkish Universe plans with 2017’s The Mummy. Regardless of an intriguing premise and a gifted solid led by Nicholas Hoult and Cage, Renfield divided critics and largely did not reignite widespread curiosity in a possible revival of Common’s traditional monster characters.

But regardless of Renfield’s field workplace woes, McKay lately spoke with Empire journal (through SyFy Wire) and hinted that Cage’s time because the Prince of Darkness could not but be completed. Suggesting that Dracula continues to be alive, regardless of being dismembered by Renfield on the finish of the movie, the director teased that his physique may nonetheless come again collectively. He additionally instructed that his film left the door open for the well-known monster hunter Van Helsing to make an look in a potential sequel. Try his feedback under:

“Renfield’s going to cement these bits with holy water after which unfold them out presumably world wide. However inside every of these cells, Dracula continues to be alive, and should finally come again collectively.

“There are selections that we made to counsel that there is a world of vampire-hunters on the market. It might not be an enormous leap to counsel that Van Helsing would [still] be on the market.”

Why Nicolas Cage’s Dracula Deserves A Second Outing

Although Renfield had its justifiable share of flaws, the choice to solid Cage because the world’s most well-known vampire was not one in all them. Famend for his distinctive vitality and eccentricities, Cage’s efficiency as Dracula was simply as energetic and delightfully weird because the movie’s numerous teaser trailers promised. Imbuing the character with a pitch good mix of comedy and creepiness, Cage’s tackle the character is worthy of direct comparability with a number of the extra iconic performances of Bram Stoker’s notorious bloodsucker.

Whereas it could be tempting for Common to chop their losses and go away Renfield’s disappointing efficiency behind them, Cage’s tenure as Dracula nonetheless has the potential to usher audiences again into their traditional monster universe. The actor himself has already instructed he can be excited by helming his personal solo Dracula film, and with out the distractions posed by Renfield’s assorted supporting characters, Cage may really be given room to shine within the function.

At this stage it’s unknown whether or not Common will search to greenlight a Renfield sequel or spinoff. Nevertheless, in the event that they do, it might be folly to aim to take action with out together with the actor accountable for giving the primary movie its strongest and most memorable efficiency. There may be nonetheless loads of potential for the studio to ship a profitable traditional monster universe, with Cage’s Dracula entrance and heart to these plans.

Supply: Empire (through SyFy Wire)