Renfield

Image via Universal Pictures Happy Friday, fear fanatics! As we rapidly approach the long-awaited summer months (and get a little closer to spooky season), April is ushering in a wealth of genre goodies that will only seek to catapult the catalog’s popularity. As to be expected, we’re more than happy to showcase these treasures in today’s daily horror roundup right here at We Got This Covered. In today’s collection of juicy news, early Renfield reviews have quickly painted the film in a positive light, while…

Absolutely dripping blood and camped out all week long, Renfield is more Raimi than Coppola, delightfully ripping into gangsters and corrupt cops as Renfield—Dracula’s traditionally toothless companion—turns out to be not-so-toothless after all. This film, directed by Chris McKay (The Lego Batman Movie) and written by Ryan Ridley (with a shoutout to The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman for the story), is a horror comedy thatdoes its best to do both genres proud.Spoilers of the Week: July 1stRenfield is a goofball gorefest…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNicolas Cage has denied that he went full method on the set of Renfield, in which he plays Dracula.In the new movie, Cage, 59, plays the vampire, while Nicholas Hoult, 33, portrays the title character, Dracula’s long-suffering assistant and henchman.Renfield director Chris McKay recently claimed in an interview that “whatever scene we did he would still be 100 per cent living in that…

What are the biggest movies releasing in April 2023? Salman Khan headlines the biggest offering in Indian cinema this month, with Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, a new action-packed affair which sees him as a self-appointed vigilante hoping to rid crime of the city. Directed by Farhad Samji (Pop Kaun), it is a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Veeram and is slated to release on April 21 in theatres. Follow that up with a mythological drama charting the epic love story of Shakuntala and King Dushyant, drawn from the pages of…

Image via Universal Pictures Nicholas Hoult recently had the wonderful experience of getting to work with Nicolas Cage on the film Renfield, at least that is how he wants to put it. The actor gushed over his time working with Cage on the vampiric comedy in which Hoult plays the beleaguered henchman, Renfield, to Cage’s Count Dracula. The film centers around Hoult’s character as he attempts to escape the toxic centuries-long relationship he is in with his master who demands that Renfield attend to his every…

There really is so much good SFF happening right now, it’s kind of wild. Renfield is looking to be a campy, Raimi-esque comedy gorefest, The Power reflects modern inequities through a sci-fi reversal, and... oh, well, I guess Joker 2 is still happening. But the animated Gamera miniseries? That looks incredible. Time to get ready for the movies, spoilers!Ghostbusters: FirehouseDeadline reports Emily Alyn Lind has joined the cast of the untitled sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife (currently codenamed “Firehouse”) in an …

Nicolas Cage Says He Wants To Return As Dracula If ‘Renfield’ Gets A Sequel(Photo Credit –Still From Movie) Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is open to returning as Dracula for a ‘Renfield’ sequel. The 59-year-old actor relished putting his own spin on Bram Stoker’s iconic vampire creation for the new movie while the movie has also given him a chance to work with Nicholas Hoult again after first teaming up on ‘The Weather Man’, reports aceshowbiz.com. “If there’s room for it. I mean, I’m happy with the time that I had to…

Image via Universal Pictures Renfield isn’t the first time Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult have been onscreen together, albeit with a completely different dynamic as the pair played father and son in The Weather Man. During their Reddit AMA, Cage and Hoult were asked how they felt to be reunited onscreen after almost 18 years. The Weather Man tells the story of David Spritz (played by Cage), a man who struggles to find the balance between his career and family life. He attempts to reconnect with his estranged…

Image via Universal Pictures Nicolas Cage gave a surprising answer on a Reddit AMA as he explained his idea for a version of Renfield that would involve him and co-star Nicholas Hoult swapping roles. The horror comedy centers around the titular character, played by Hoult, who hopes to break free from his creator, Dracula, played by Cage, and live his own life. The film is set to premiere on Thursday, and fans had the opportunity to present questions to the film’s two stars on Reddit yesterday. One fan asked if…

A familiar face returns for Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning. Get a look at the set of Joker 2. Zack Snyder still wants to make a sequel to Army of the Dead. Plus, more from the final season of Riverdale, and a glorious new look at Shin Kamen Rider. Spoilers, away!The ExorcistAccording to a new report from Above the Line, Linda Blair will reprise her role as Regan MacNeil in David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist. However, the actress was “only on set for a few days, so she’s not in the film all that much.”Five Nights at…