Nicolas Cage talks up nutritional value of bugs but won't eat one again: 'I've learned to move on from that'

The Oscar winner ate cockroaches while making 1988’s Vampire’s Kiss.

In the just-releasedRenfield, Cage plays Count Dracula.

His titular assistant, played byNicholas Hoult, acquires superhuman strength when he eats insects.

“The best thing we ate were the crickets,” said Hoult.

“The crickets were like smoky bacon flavor and salt and vinegar.

I love salt and vinegar, so I was happy about eating the crickets.

You would occasionally get little bits stuck in your teeth.

Also, the worms were just gummy worms in crushed-up Oreos to make it look like dirt.”

Cage, meanwhile, sounded genuinely evangelical about the benefits of insect consumption.

But, no, we’re not going to do that!"

He also resisted picking anything from the tray of insects provided for the occasion by EW.

“I’ve learned to move on from that,” said the actor.

Renfieldis now screening in cinemas.

Watch the film’s trailer below.

Renfieldis in theaters now.

Watch EW’s fullAround the Tableepisode with theRenfieldcast and filmmakers above.

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