Nicolas Cage Nearly Played Dracula for James Wan in His Ill-Fated 'Castlevania' Movie
Earlier this year, fans of Nicolas Cage were given the chance to see him embody the Prince of Darkness opposite Nicolas Hoult's titular Renfield in Chris McKay's horror comedy. Horror visionary James Wan recently watched the film and had plenty of praise for Cage's take on Dracula as the worst boss ever over on Instagram, but he also revealed in the same post that the actor was close to playing the iconic vampire in another film.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT As announced by Bloody Disgusting back in 2009, Wan was tapped as co-writer and director of Castlevania, taking the reins from Event Horizon and Monster Hunter director Paul W. S. Anderson. At the time, he expressed a desire to put his own spin on the story rather than following the outline left by Anderson, something that thrilled the games' developer Konami.
Regarding Cage and Renfield, Wan wrote in the post "Cage and I spoke many years ago about playing Dracula in my Castlevania, so it's great to see he finally got the chance to play the Prince of Darkness." Although they're, in essence, the same character, Cage's take on Castlevania's Dark Lord would've been a bit different from his "pop art" Renfield rendition.
Cage's comedic Dracula can be seen at home now as Renfield is now available to stream exclusively on Peacock. The film follows Hoult's Renfield who, after becoming tired of years of enacting Dracula's every desire from finding his meals to dry-cleaning his outfits, is ready to step outside his megalomaniacal boss's shadow. Hoult and Cage are the big draws, but they're also joined by Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, and Shohreh Aghdashloo in the delightful, gory film.
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