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Angelique Jackson MACRO Film Studios and Confluential Films has announced the start of production on the new film “Young. Wild. Free.”Directed by Thembi Banks (“Insecure,” “The Sex Lives of College Girls”), the movie stars Sanaa Lathan, Algee Smith, Sierra Capri and Mike Epps.

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens for a third season.The series, which sees Awkwafina play a fictionalised version of herself growing up in Queens, New York, will be back for a third season following the premiere of season two in August last year (via Deadline).The show is created by Awkwafina, known for starring in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and Crazy Rich Asians, and also stars BD Wong as her father, Wally, and Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother.The series also stars Chrissie Fit as Melanie, Nora’s best friend, Bowen Yang as Nora’s cousin Edmund and Jennifer Esposito as Brenda, Wally’s girlfriend.Shang-Chi co-star Simu Liu made a guest appearance in the first season, alongside others like Natasha Lyonne, Laverne Cox, Bella Heathcote, Margaret Cho and Harry Shum Jr.Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens airs on Comedy Central in the US. In the UK, both seasons are available on BBC iPlayer.The comedian and actor is set to voice Scuttle in the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, starring alongside Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterCritics Choice Award nominee and breakout comedic talent Brandon Scott Jones has been cast in Universal’s upcoming Dracula comedy “Renfield.”While production wrapped nearly a month ago, Jones’ casting had previously gone unreported. He joins Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage in the tale of the iconic vampire’s loyal footman who begins to wonder what life is like out of his master’s long shadow.

Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie will be called Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Paramount and eOne announced today.

NICOLAS Cage looked totally unrecognizable with pale skin and purple lips as Dracula on the set of his new vampire movie. The 58-year-old actor is currently filming Renfield, a vampire movie that is set to come out next year.

upcoming film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, where he plays a fictionalised version of himself, is wasting no time in getting into character for his next role.And what a role it is.He’s starring as Dracula in the comedy-horror Renfield alongside Nicholas Hoult, who’s set to play the titular Renfield, a henchman of the villainous monster.Suiting up as the iconic vampire, Nic, 58, looked completely the part in a (blood) red velvet ensemble, his hair slicked back and pale makeup.The actor also rocked an intriguing eyebrow shape, long pointy fingernails, and colourful jewellery with the star looking solemn as he got into character.Quite the opposite to Nic’s immaculate look, Skins star Nicholas, 32, sported a blood-stained jumper with blood also spattered across his face.Safe to say it doesn’t look like things go down too well for Renfield.Directed by The Tomorrow War’s Chris McKay, Renfield will see Dracula’s henchman attempt to leave his line of work after he falls in love.Joining Nic and Nicholas will be Sonic star Ben Schwartz, Awkwafina, and Focus actor Adrian Martinez.Meanwhile, Nic’s been studying up for the role, looking back at Dracula played by Bela Lugosi (1931), Frank Langella (1979) and Gary Oldman (1992).‘I want it to pop in a unique way from how we’ve seen it played. So I’m thinking to really focus on the movement of the character,’ he told Variety.He added of the movie: ‘What makes it super fun is that it’s a comedy.‘And when you get that tone right — comedy and horror — like American Werewolf in London, it’s a blast.

Nicolas Cage has transformed into Dracula!

More spring dating for next year: Universal has set April 14, 2023, for the release of Renfield, its monster movie starring Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult and Awkwafina.

EXCLUSIVE: Jasmine Mathews (The Tomorrow War, The Rookie), Sonja Sohn (Star Trek: Discovery, The Wire), John Magaro (Call Jane, The Many Saints of Newark) and Shein Mompremier (Black Lightning) have joined the cast of Sony Pictures and AFFIRM Films’ untitled biopic of legendary two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman, from director George Tillman Jr. (The Hate U Give, Notorious).

EXCLUSIVE: James Moses Black (Queenpins, Lansky) is the latest addition to the cast of Renfield, the Universal monster movie from director Chris McKay.

EXCLUSIVE: Bess Rous (Ghostbusters, Murder in the First) will round out the cast of Chris McKay’s Universal monster movie, Renfield.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog, The Expanse) is the latest addition to the cast of Renfield, the monster movie that Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, The LEGO Batman Movie) is directing for Universal Pictures.

EXCLUSIVE: Adrian Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Focus) has signed on to star alongside Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina and Ben Schwartz in Renfield, the monster movie that Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, The LEGO Batman Movie) is directing for Universal Pictures.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterEmmy-winning comedian and actor Ben Schwartz has joined the ensemble cast of “Renfield.”The anticipated take on the mythology of Dracula — which centers its narrative on the vampire’s famed henchman R.M. Renfield — has already cast Nicholas Hoult in the title role.

Awkwafina is joining the cast!

EXCLUSIVE: Awkwafina is set to join Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage Universal Pictures’ Renfield, a monster movie centered on Dracula’s familiar henchman with Hoult playing the title role. It was recently announced that Nicolas Cage would be playing the Dracula role. The Tomorrow War director Chris McKay is on board to helm the pic, which is based on an original story outline from Robert Kirkman. Ryan Ridley wrote the script.

Universal’s Monsters Dark Universe franchise (“The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise) died on the vine before it had a chance to properly begin. That led to Leigh Whannell’s domestic abuse horror thriller “Invisible Man,” and a host of new announcements.

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

Nicolas Cage is taking on an iconic role.

Renfield, a monster movie centred on the vampire’s noted henchman.Cage will star opposite Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road), who was previously cast as the film’s titular character.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is set in the modern day and will be “comedic in tone”, but there’s no official plot details.The film is directed by Chris McKay, who helmed Amazon Prime’s The Tomorrow War and The Lego Batman Movie. He will also serve as a producer alongside The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, Sean Furst and Samantha Nisenboim.R.M.

Actors ranging from Bela Lugosi to Christopher Lee to Gary Oldman have sank their teeth in to the role of Dracula, and Nicolas Cage is now the latest to play the blood-drinking Transylvanian count.