After the failure of Universal's Dark Universe franchise, Renfield director Chris McKay says that the horror-comedy film will stand alone.
Unlike previous Universal monster movies, Dracula's appearance in the upcoming film Renfield isn't meant to kick off a new Dark Universe. Starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as the vampire's servant Renfield, Renfield is a comedy-horror film that offers a new take on Bram Stoker's classic vampire tale. The film is directed by The Lego Batman Movie alumni Chris McKay, and is set to be released on April 14.
In an interview with SFX Magazine, McKay says that unlike other reboots of Universal monster movies, Renfield isn't setting up a larger horror franchise. McKay firmly states that Renfield is designed to be a stand-alone film and that there are no intentions of creating a vampire franchise around it.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY "We haven't had any conversations about it. From the studio's perspective, this is a one-off thing. I figure they don't look at this as some kind of franchise-starter. The thing for me, personally, is I loved the relationship between Renfield and Dracula. I loved the relationship between Renfield and Rebecca.
With the Classic Monsters series ending in 1956, Universal saw an opportunity to reboot the franchise, and the Dark Universe franchise officially began with a re-make of The Mummy in 2017 starring Tom Cruise. Subsequently, The Invisible Man was released in 2020, with several other reboots in the works. However, The Mummy was a box-office bomb, ultimately losing Universal around $100 million.
Though the Dark Universe was ultimately canceled due to the poor performance of The Mummy, that doesn't mean Universal isn't still leaning into its monstrous roots with films like Renfield. Unlike the Dark Universe, which was based on more serious horror films, Renfield will be a unique horror-comedy combination, offering monster movie lovers something different.
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