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New title[edit]

@Rusted AutoParts: How sure are we about the new title? The Hollywood Reporter is reporting a change from Renfield to About Renfield. However, their reporter Borys Kit (via Twitter) and Deadline Hollywood are not mentioning the change. Should I move the page back or start changing wikilinks to this article? Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 19:13, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like THR updated their article. It's just Renfield again. Rusted AutoParts 19:15, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Budget[edit]

This Variety article says the film cost $65M.[1]Wikieditor9117 (talk) 16:23, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Direct sequel" to Dracula[edit]

The director is on record as describing this film as a deliberate sequel to the 1931 Lugosi classic:

I kept telling marketing that that’s what we should say, that this is the only direct sequel. I guess you could argue ‘Dracula’s Daughter’ is a sequel because the opening scene is the aftermath of the Tod Browning movie, but Bela Lugosi’s not in it, it’s a whole different set of characters. And it’s a great movie, it’s wild if you haven’t seen it. I thought the movie was great. But to me, this is the only real direct sequel with the Dracula and the Renfield of that movie.

Renfield's prologue includes reshot scenes of the 1931 film, with the modern-day actors.

User:Cody Fairless-Lee argues that Wikipedia shouldn't describe the film as being intended as a sequel and instead say more generally that it was merely "inspired" by both the book and the 1931 film.

So long as there is no risk of the statement being misread as this film being a somehow "official" sequel with the blessing of the Browning estate, I would say it was better to mention this intentional connection to the 1931 film than to gloss over it. Belbury (talk) 07:56, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've recently edited the citations stating here. All the ones in the article declare the director saying it's a "quasi-sequel". It sounds like, it's not direct to me and the way he says it here, it sounds like marketing and therfore Universal isn't biting on making it a direct sequel. Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:36, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What is this trying to say?[edit]

I can't tidy up this part of the introduction because I'm not even certain what is being said:

The film was announced on the 2014 focusing a story of the character Renfield in the classic monster universe, but untold the film's development limbo after commercial failure of The Mummy (2017), which it's swap to the original pitch by Kirkman and acquired the production rights by Skybound Entertainment. Mr Blumenthal (talk) 18:10, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Renfield (upcoming film)" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

The redirect Renfield (upcoming film) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 July 13 § Renfield (upcoming film) until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 21:26, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Box Office Bomb[edit]

Which of these sources is acceptable. The movie definitely bombed at the box office. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]--Nosecone33 (talk) 15:05, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why would you add it only to the lead? It should be in the box office section. Mike Allen 15:44, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Because all major box office bombs have it in the lead. Renfield is the biggest box office flop of the year so far. Nosecone33 (talk) 21:19, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The WP:LEAD summarizes the contents of the article. If it's not in the article (and sourced) then new statements should not be added only to the lead. Mike Allen 22:08, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

PDNO not NOPD[edit]

The police acronym is a fictional version of the NOPD. You can see it on Rebecca's uniform.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/23/00/69008611-11892519-The_film_also_stars_Awkwafina_as_female_traffic_cop_Rebecca_Quin-m-35_1679530431247.jpg 70.65.236.61 (talk) 01:08, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://screenrant.com/renfield-movie-box-office-bomb-failure-reasons/

[2] ttps://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-renfield-stumbles-super-mario-bros-movie-huge-second-weekend-1235584544/

[3] ttps://news.yahoo.com/renfield-nicolas-cage-dracula-movie-flops-box-office-143840772.html#

[4] ttps://www.looper.com/1259123/why-renfield-bombed-at-the-box-office/

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