Dracula’s Favorite Weirdo Will Get His Own Universal Monster Movie, Renfield – Gizmodo

Tom Waits (left) played Renfield in Francis Ford Coppolas 1992 Bram Stokers Dracula.Image: Columbia Pictures

Bram Stokers Dracula has been adapted so often that were all very familiar with the bloodsuckers tale. Even Van Helsing, the famed Dracula hunter, has gotten time in the spotlight. Now were getting a movie about Renfield, the psychiatric patient who gobbles spiders and flies while pining for his vampire master.

Renfield will be part of the new Universal Monsters renaissancealong with Leigh Whannells soon-to-be-released Invisible Man and Paul Feigs in-development Dark Armythats happening in the wake of the Dark Universe flameout. Itll be directed by Dexter Fletcher, who made Rocketman and also famously stepped in after Bryan Singers departure to complete Bohemian Rhapsody.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that this take on the project is described as a comedic, lighthearted approach in the vein of Taika Waititis vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, in which Renfield realizes he is in a bad, co-dependent relationship, an idea that was pitched by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and scripted by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty).

That does certainly sound reminiscent of FXs What We Do in the Shadows TV show, though at the end of season one, it was revealed that loyal vampire familiar/token human Guillermowho is 100 percent in a bad, co-dependent relationship with his masteris [spoiler!] actually descended from Van Helsing, something the show will no doubt be exploring in its second season. However, What We Do in the Shadows is genius comedy, and the fact that its inspiring other projects (that sound about as far away from The Mummy as possible) can only be a good thing.

Well bring you more on Renfieldcastings gonna be hugely important for this onewhen we hear it.

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