'Renfield': Shohreh Aghdashloo Joins Nicolas Cage's Dracula Film

Shohreh Aghdashloo has been tapped to join the loaded cast of Universal's new monster movie Renfield according to a report from Deadline. The Emmy Award-winning actress joins Nicholas Hault , Nicolas Cage , Awkwafina , Adrian Martinez , and Ben Schwartz in this new take on Dracula and his titular henchman from director Chris McKay .

Renfield is an original story based on the characters from Bram Stoker's Dracula that follows Dracula's minion as he tries to step out of the long shadow of his master. Once a loyal servant to the legendary vampire, Renfield has grown weary of being manipulated and attending to Dracula's every beck and call and seeks out a new life beyond his domain.

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The story of Renfield comes courtesy of The Walking Dead and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman with Ryan Ridley writing the script for the film. McKay's duties go beyond the director's seat as he is also producing with Skybound Entertainment's film team alongside Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst. McKay's production partner Samantha Nisenboim will act as an executive producer.

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