While we wait for our first official look at Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula, the title logo for the upcoming horror-comedy Renfield teases the vampire action to come. Coming courtesy of Universal Pictures, the official logo for the movie hints at the Hammer horror-style thrills that will no doubt make Renfield a must-see when it lands in theaters later this year.

Led by Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula and The Menu star Nicholas Hoult as Dracula’s devoted servant, the titular Renfield, Renfield introduces the character as he finds a new lease on life in modern-day New Orleans after falling in love with Rebecca Quincy, a feisty but perennially aggressive traffic cop.

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Directed by The Lego Batman Movie’s Chris McKay, written by Ryan Ridley, and based on an original pitch by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, Renfield stars Awkwafina as Rebecca Quincy, as well as Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Bess Rous, James Moses, Caroline Williams, and Brandon Scott Jones.

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Nicolas Cage Will Portray a Very Different Dracula in Renfield

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Seeing Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula is by far the biggest selling point for Renfield. But the actor likely won’t be portraying the legendary character in the way that you’d expect. Renfield director Chris McKay recently offered some insight into what Cage’s Dracula will be like saying, “We’re doing something different. It’s going far away from what you would typically think of a Dracula movie: it’s modern, and it’s through the lens of Dracula as a sh*tty boss.”

The filmmaker continued, revealing that Renfield will be a little more than just a straight-up comedy. “[It’s] not a straight-up comedy,” he added. “There is definitely a tongue-in-cheek premise — what if your boss was literally the boss from hell? — but it’s also got action, it’s got a lot of heart, it’s not without menace.”

Meanwhile, Cage’s co-star Nicholas Hoult has heaped praise on what the Face/Off star is doing with the role of Dracula. “But to get to work with him whilst he was playing Dracula, I don’t think there’s two more iconic things than Dracula and Nic Cage,” he said. “So, to put those together and be in scenes with him and just watch all the inspiration and all the things that he brings to the character, the fun of it, the dedication, his love for acting, I just loved every single moment.”

Hoult has further teased what Cage will bring to the iconic role saying, “As a person, he’s such a pure soul to be around, and I’m excited for people to see what he’s done. It’s original, but it’s steeped in a lot of history, Dracula history and folklore. So it’s exciting, even though it’s a very bizarre, elevated tone for an action-comedy. So I’m excited for it.”

Renfield is scheduled to be released on April 14, 2023, by Universal Pictures.