indie films, Cage is coming back to the blockbuster scene.The Oscar winner, 57, will star in Universal Pictures’ big-budget monster flick “Renfield.” Cage will play the infamous vampire Dracula with Nicholas Hoult, 31, playing the title character.Renfield is the name of Dracula’s sidekick and henchman, first seen in Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel “Dracula.”The novel characterized Renfield as a patient held at an insane asylum who had paranoid delusions.“The Lego Batman Movie” director Chris McKay is at the helm and is directing the feature.The Hollywood Reporter described the film as “a modern-day adventure story that is comedic in tone.”Stars who have played Dracula on screen include Bela Lugosi in a black-and-white 1931 version.
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