Nicolas Cage & Nicholas Hoult on Renfield, the Original Dracula, and Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu

Bram Stoker’s iconic vampire, Count Dracula, has been reimagined in countless ways over the years, but never quite like director Chris McKay’s retelling in Renfield. For the first time in his career, Nicolas Cage is portraying Dracula, an enigmatic figure in pop culture, and is reuniting with former The Weather Man co-star, Nicholas Hoult, who plays the lead as the titular devoted servant to the Lord of Death, Renfield, in a performance Cage describes as “Chaplin-esque.” Before the movie hits theaters tomorrow, Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Cage and Hoult about this “dream come true” experience. In Renfield, it’s been nearly a century since Robert Montague Renfield fell into the service of Count Dracula, a being that thirsts for human blood and possesses powers beyond comprehension. Set in the modern day, Renfield is beginning to long for a life independent of what Cage describes as a “toxic, perverse love that’s evolved into something completely untenable