Shang-Chi's Awkwafina joins new Dracula movie with X-Men star

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Awkwafina has got a new project in the works, and this time she's swapping superheroes for the supernatural.

A few months after X-Men star Nicholas Hoult was confirmed as the lead for Universal's upcoming horror Renfield, Deadline is reporting that Awkwafina has also joined the cast.

There's no word yet on who the Shang-Chi and Crazy Rich Asians star will be playing in the movie, but we do at least know she'll be playing neither Dracula nor his henchman Renfield – those roles go to Hoult and Nicolas Cage, respectively.

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Adapted loosely from the original 1897 Dracula novel by Bram Stoker, Renfield will tell the story of RM Renfield, a patient at an asylum who was thought to be suffering from delusions but was actually a servant of Dracula.

The Tomorrow War director Chris McKay is on board to helm the movie – which is believed to be set in the present day – based on an original story outline from The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman and Rick and Morty's Ryan Ridley.

Speaking recently with Digital Spy, Awkwafina opened up about her potential future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, admitting that she's currently in the dark about any possible plans for her character Katy.

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"I have no idea what we can expect in the future, I think the mind is kind of left to wonder after you watch the movie," she told DS.

"But I will say that I would like to see her not without Shang-Chi. I think that their friendship and is really important for each of them individually."

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is now playing in cinemas in both the US and the UK. It's also available to stream on Disney+.