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Topics: Film and TV, Horror, Twitter, Social Media
Poppy Bilderbeck
Topics: Film and TV, Horror, Twitter, Social Media
Fans are flocking to social media in excitement over the latest look at Nicolas Cage as Dracula in upcoming horror-comedy Renfield.
The role of Dracula is a big old pair of fangs to step into, but Nicolas Cage already appears to be a natural.
The upcoming movie directed by Chris McKay may appear to focus on actor Nicholas Hoult - who plays the titular role - however, with Cage being the kind of actor he is, accompanied by a pair of great big, pearly white gnashers, it's hard to ignore Dracula every time he hisses his way onto the screen.
The final trailer for Renfield confirms earlier suspicions - Cage's version of Count Dracula is set to be a wide-eyed, snarling, caricature version of Bram Stoker's 1897 vampire in his novel Dracula.
Cage can be seen levitating into the air looking slightly in pain like Max from Stranger Things, but channeling vampire-like rage as opposed to being about to have his limbs snapped.
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Cage's Dracula appears to revel in the notoriety of his name and reputation. In the trailer he melodramatically says: "Some call me the Dark Lord, others the Lord of Death."
Dracula fans have been quick to sink their teeth into the final trailer for Renfield, flocking to Twitter to give their views.
One user said: "I'm so tempted to end up watching this solely for Nicolas Cage."
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"Nicolas Cage is totally a scene stealer in this movie," another wrote.
A third commented: "'Nic Cage being weird' movies are so much better than 'Nic Cage being serious' movies."
Despite bringing his own unique perspective and skillset as an actor to the role of Dracula, Cage told Variety he did look at previous portrayals for inspiration.
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He explained: "I looked at some what’s been done before and done well and sort of cherry picked what I liked about the Dracula’s that have worked.
"Then, I tried to break through that and find something new to do with what I learned."
Cage's preparation for the role was also heavily impacted when he 'realised the movie has a comedic, pop art attitude' after getting a 'sense of where McKay wanted to go'.
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He told Empire: "So I thought: 'This will be a pop-art Dracula.' Warhol did a great black-on-black Dracula. This is in that Warhol vein."
Renfield is set to hit cinemas on 14 April.