Dracula Untold, which showed the main character as an anti-hero instead of outright villain.
In the Dracula novel, Renfield is in a lunatic asylum run by John Seward, who's a former student of Van Helsing. Renfield is in the asylum for delusions that cause him to eat living creatures. As Dracula's powers give him control over other animals, he sends flies and spiders to Renfield. In return, he asks Renfield to worship him, using Renfield's belief that blood is the source of life against him. However, Renfield eventually turns on Dracula, which leads the vampire to kill him.
Per The Invisible Man with Elizabeth Moss, will be standalone stories.
Renfield isn't the only Dracula project currently in the works. The show's first trailer premiered last month, appropriately, just a few days before Halloween. Previously on the TV side, Sky Living and NBC aired a Dracula series with Jonathan Rhys Meyers in 2013 that lasted one season.
The sheer number of Dracula-focused movies and TV series over the years proves that it's a reliable source of material for writers and directors. However, Renfield's focus on a smaller character should help capitalize on the familiar theme of Dracula while also setting itself apart. The addition of Fletcher as director should only help the film's chances, as he's coming off the success of Rocketman, a film beloved by viewers and critics alike. Though we're a long way away from Renfield making it to theaters, fans should be excited to see what Fletcher and Universal do with such an interesting character from Dracula.
Source: Variety
