Nicolas Cage’s Dracula Could Return After Renfield Bomb, Hints Director

Renfield director Chris McKay hints that Nicolas Cage’s Count Dracula could make a triumphant return, despite the first film’s disappointing box office performance. Only pulling in $26.7 million in worldwide box office against a budget more than twice that amount, Renfield’s lackluster financial performance was a bitter disappointment for Universal, who had previously failed to launch their shared Dark Universe plans with 2017’s The Mummy. Despite an intriguing premise and a talented cast led by Nicholas Hoult and Cage, Renfield divided critics and largely failed to reignite widespread interest in a potential revival of Universal’s classic monster characters.