Nicolas Cage debunks reports that he was always in character as Dracula on Renfield

Just two days after Renfield’s director claimed his star Nicolas Cage never broke character on set, Cage himself denies going through the full method.

The 59-year-old actor plays the immortal vampire Dracula in Renfield, with Nicholas Hoult playing the title character, his long-suffering assistant helping him in his daily life in present-day New Orleans.

Renfield’s director, Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War), revealed in an interview: “Whatever scene we did, he would still 100% live in that attitude after we stopped filming.”

The director added, “So if he’s a little icy in the scene, he’ll have a little bit of that between takes.” But still for whatever we were doing.

However, during the New York City premiere on Tuesday, Cage told him the hollywood reporter who doesn’t remember being ‘method’ on set.

Dracula: The 59-year-old actor plays the immortal vampire Dracula in Renfield, with Nicholas Hoult playing the title character, his long-suffering assistant helping him in his daily life in present-day New Orleans.

“I just don’t have that memory, I don’t know why Chris said that,” Cage admitted on the red carpet.

‘I laughed a lot between takes with Chris McKay and Nick Hoult, so maybe that was their experience, maybe because I still had the fangs in my mouth that made me speak a certain way, but that wasn’t my experience,’ she added. .

The film follows Dracula’s assistant, Renfield, who seeks a new life in addition to serving his immortal boss.

Cage admitted that he was drawn to the film’s dual tones of horror and comedy.

“With this Dracula, I was trying to merge what is scary and fun even at the same time in the delivery of the line,” Cage admitted.

“It was how can you be creepy and funny at the same time, that was the challenge,” he added.

Cage is the latest in a long line of actors to play Dracula, with the actor noting that “it’s been done right a few times.”

While performances by Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Frank Langella, and Gary Oldman served as a “starting point”, Cage admitted that his own father, August Coppola (Francis Ford Coppola’s brother) had the biggest influence on his performance.

No memories: ‘I just don’t have that memory, I don’t know why Chris said that,’ Cage admitted on the red carpet

Laughs: “I laughed a lot between takes with Chris McKay and Nick Hoult, so maybe that was their experience, maybe because I still had the fangs in my mouth that made me speak a certain way, but it wasn’t.” my experience’, added

Scary and funny: “With this Dracula, I was trying to merge what is scary and funny even at the same time in the delivery of the line,” Cage admitted.

Well done: Cage is the latest in a long line of actors to play Dracula, with the actor noting that “it’s been done right a few times.”

“He always spoke with distinction, he was always very elegant and eloquent, he was always the smartest man in every room he walked in and he knew, and he made sure we knew it,” Cage added.

“I think Dracula, having been around for so many years, would have something of that aura,” Cage continued, adding Anne Bancroft’s performance in The Graduate as another influence.

“So I was looking at her way of speaking, a kind of mid-Atlantic vocalization that both my father and Anne Bancroft had,” he added.

The film also served as a reunion for both Cage and Hoult, who worked together on 2005’s The Weather Man when Hoult was just 14 years old.

“I think working with him again as an adult gave me a real appreciation of what a master of the craft he is, how much he’s given to the film world over the years, all the iconic performances he’s given, and I think this is another,’ Hoult said.

He added that when he read the script, “I was like, ‘Oh, this feels so different. It’s kind of swinging, but if it works, then I think we’ve got a fun movie.'”

McKay admitted that he knew Cage was perfect to play the iconic vampire because, “the way the script was written, he was supposed to be the Dracula of rock ‘n’ roll, so what better person to play the Dracula of rock ‘n’ roll than Nicolas Cage”. ? He can wear the rings, he can wear the outfits, he looks amazing and he has the right attitude.”

The director admitted he was “in tears” when he first saw Cage in full costume, adding, “I was good, this movie is going to work.”

Distinction: “He always spoke with distinction, he was always very elegant and eloquent, he was always the smartest man in every room he walked in and he knew, and he made sure we knew it,” Cage added.

Fun: Added that when he read the script, “I was like, ‘Oh, this feels so different. It’s a swing, but if it works, then I think we’ve got a fun movie.'”

Tears: The director admitted he was “crying” when he first saw Cage in full costume, adding, “I was good, this movie is going to work.”