10 THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT NICOLAS CAGE

QUIRKY Nicolas Cage, 59, sinks his teeth into the role of iconic  blood-sucker Dracula in the new horror-comedy Renfield.

The prolific actor is being credited with breathing new life into the undead character with his scenery-chewing performance opposite Nicholas Hoult, who portrays the titular servant of the fanged fiend. Here are ten things you don’t know about director Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew.

1 His stage surname was inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage and avant-garde composer John Cage.

2 During a long-ago game of Monopoly with Johnny Depp, he encouraged the aspiring musician to try his hand at acting — and set up the future Pirates of the Caribbean captain with his agent.