Actor-comedian Ben Schwartz is the latest to join Renfield’s ensemble cast, the much-anticipated take on the mythology of Dracula. The Universal film has already cast Nicholas Hoult in the title role as the vampire’s henchman, R. M. Renfield, and none other than Nicolas Cage as Bram Stoker’s Count. Awkwafina, most recently seen in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, is also on board in an unnamed role. Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) is directing the project based on an outline from Robert Kirkman.
The plot to Renfield is being kept locked tight and six feet under for now, though the studio has described the project as a modern-day adventure story that is comedic in tone. Schwartz will next be seen in the Apple miniseries The Afterparty and in DC’s League of Super-Pets, as well as reprising his voice role in Sonic the Hedgehog 2






