No word on what this version of the character will be like or if it will have any direct connection with the
Dracula film that the studio is also working on but according to Deadline, it will be set in the present day, as are most of the films being produced through Universal’s unholy union with Blumhouse (see:
Wolfman, and the aforementioned
Dracula).
While plot details are being kept under wraps, Kirkman revealed during a Comic-Con@Home spotlight panel last month that yes, Renfield s master, Dracula, will appear in the film. The whole plot is that Renfield is Dracula s servant and decides that he doesn t want to be his servant anymore, and it s that conflict that kind of drives the story, Kirkman said at the panel. So yeah, Dracula s actually a big part of the movie.
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Invincible creator Robert Kirkman has opened up about Universal Pictures’ upcoming
Renfield movie, which is one of the many monster projects currently in development. Kirkman, who is serving as a producer on the project, has confirmed that
Renfield is being developed as a comedy with a heavy dose of violence, which fans will find somewhat similar to his popular animated series on Amazon Prime.
“We’re doing this cool movie for Universal that’s a focus on Renfield,” Kirkman said. “It’s a story about him being Dracula’s henchman and how shitty a job that is. It’s a fun, extremely violent comedy because I’ve got a crutch, and it’s violence.”