Renfields Ben Schwartz on How Bananas It was to Work With Nicolas Cage as Dracula

In director Chris McKays very longtime coming Dracula sequel, Renfield, Hollywood icon, Nicolas Cage, plays the classic vampire count, opposite Nicholas Hoult as the deeply devoted titular servant. Taking a very bloody yet comedic approach to this timeless tale, Renfield also stars Ben Schwartz, best known for his standup comedy, as JeanRalphio in Parks and Recreation, and as the voice behind the title character of the liveaction Sonic the Hedgehog movies. During the junket ahead of the movies release, Colliders own Steve Weintraub sat down with Schwartz to discuss what it was like for him to portray a heavily tatted, guntoting baddie. Though the movie focuses on, well, Renfield, Schwartzs character, Tedward Teddy Lobo, is a wannabe crime lord who poses a threat to the city of New Orleans. While he may not be the highestranking criminal, or even the greatest danger considering Cages Dracula is on the prowl, Colliders Maggie Boccella says Schwartz is a phenomenal scene stealer in her rev