Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage stars as Dracula in the new movie Renfield, and in the film, both he and co-star Nicholas Hoult ate real insects during the filmmaking process. Cage is a big believer in bug-eating, while Hoult had generally nice things to say about crunching on bugs, too.
“If we could get over our phobia of eating insects you could solve world starvation,” Cage told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s high protein, no fat, extreme nutrients, and they’re just abundant, they’re everywhere. But, no, we’re not going to do that!”
Hoult, meanwhile, said the crickets he and Cage ate had a “smoky bacon flavor,” as well as hints of salt and vinegar.