Renfield (2023)

Brothers in Armchairs

Back in 2014, Universal Pictures wanted to reboot its Universal Monster properties as part of a shared universe they would call “The Dark Universe”. The venture began with 2014s Dracula Untold, which flopped, and then they tried again with 2017s The Mummy, which despite being profitable, earning $410 million dollars against a $125 million dollar budget, wasn’t well received by critics and prompted the studio to scrap the Dark Universe.
Flash forward to 2019, Robert Kirkman pitched a 20 page script for a comedic horror Dracula story in the theme of 2014s What We Do In The Shadows. 2020s The Invisible Man was a commercial and critical hit that gave new hope for the Universal Monsters franchise. Kirkman got the green light, signing up director Chris McKay and writer Ryan Ridley to develop a final vision that led to a quasi sequel to the first Universal Monster hit, Todd Browning’s 1931 Dracula starring Bela Lugosi.
If you want to know if Universal’s latest Monster offering is going to sink or float the franchise, hangout with us as we discuss and review the latest homage to the Dracula franchise in Chris McKay’s RENFIELD on The Brothers in Armchairs Podcast.
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Behind the Scenes on Renfield: https://youtu.be/xwz61IuD7vw
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Theme song "Loli'ana" was written and performed by award-winning musician Kamuela Kahoano. Listen to more of Kamuela's music on iTunes and https://kamuelamusic.com/. Also, "Loli'ana" performed live at The Ko'olau Banquet Hall can be seen here https://youtu.be/YDJ1NNJgEiA
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