The actor teases his teamup with Cage in the upcoming Universal movie ‘Renfield’: “I don’t think there’s two more iconic things than Dracula and Nic Cage.”

Nicholas Hoult savored his experience on the set of The Menu. 

In Mark Mylod’s darkly comedic thriller, Hoult plays Tyler, an overzealous foodie who brings Anya Taylor-Joy’s Margot to a remote island dining experience, hosted by Ralph Fiennes’ celebrity chef, Julian Slowick. Tyler desperately wants Margot to revel in the experience like he is, but she remains thoroughly unimpressed by the proceeding until things take quite a turn.

Because of the nature of his character and the way Mylod shot the film, Hoult had no choice but to eat more than he usually would in any given scene.

“With Tyler, I just had to be constantly eating. Mark [Mylod] also shot this film with roaming cameras, and I just wasn’t sure what was going to be on screen at any time. So I just had to dedicate myself and commit to eating,” Hoult tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Hoult is also looking ahead to his second collaboration with Nicolas Cage courtesy of Chris McKay’s Renfield. The English actor plays the eponymous role of Renfield, the right hand to Cage’s Dracula, and Hoult can’t wait for the world to see what Cage has cooked up.

“To get to work with him whilst he was playing Dracula, I don’t think there’s two more iconic things than Dracula and Nic Cage,” Hoult shares. “As a person, he’s such a pure soul to be around, and I’m excited for people to see what he’s done. It’s original, but it’s steeped in a lot of history, Dracula history and folklore. So it’s exciting, even though it’s a very bizarre, elevated tone for an action-comedy.”

In a recent conversation with THR, Hoult also discusses his conversations with Taylor-Joy about acclaimed filmmakers George Miller and Robert Eggers, as Taylor-Joy prepped for the former’s Furiosa and Hoult preps for the latter’s Nosferatu.
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Nicholas Hoult is set to costar with Bill Skarsgard and Lily-Rose Depp in Robert Eggers’ upcoming Nosferatu remake

Nicholas Hoult isn’t shooting his upcoming Nosferatu remake yet, but he’s excited to get started.

At the New York City premiere of Hoult’s new movie The Menu on Monday, the 32-year-old actor told PEOPLE that he’s spoken about working with director Robert Eggers with his The Menu costar Anya Taylor-Joy, who worked with Eggers on 2015’s The Witch and 2022’s The Northman.

“She said that Robert, in terms of being a director, is unbelievable in his pursuit of the right storytelling but also demands a lot of his actors and that’s something I’m excited about,” Hoult tells PEOPLE of advice Taylor-Joy, 26, has given him on working with Eggers.

Hoult added that he is “excited about being really pushed” by director Eggers, who had The Northman star Alexander Skarsgård add about 20 lbs. of muscle to play a Viking warrior in his epic revenge movie released in April.

“I’m a fan of the original film but also I know [Eggers has] wanted to make the movie since he was eight years old, so I’m excited to see what he brings to that story and I hope I can serve it in a good way,” Hoult says of the upcoming movie.

Hoult said Monday that while he is not yet at work filming Nosferatu, Eggers “just started sending me some costume looks and some makeup looks the other day” for his yet-to-be-revealed character.

“Gradually, the momentum builds and the ideas build and the intensity and reality of it all build and once the first day comes about, hopefully that’s reached a peak and we’re ready to go there and and the emotions are all bubbling,” he tells PEOPLE.
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Nicholas Hoult attends “The Menu” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on November 14, 2022 in New York City. You can go to the gallery to take a look to the photos and enjoy!