Abigail (2024 film)

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Abigail
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Directed by
Written by
Produced by
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CinematographyAaron Morton
Edited by Michael P. Shawver [1]
Music by Brian Tyler
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Distributed by Universal Pictures
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Running time
109 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28 million [3]
Box office$42.8 million [4] [5]

Abigail is a 2024 American horror comedy vampire film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick. It stars Alisha Weir as the title character alongside Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Will Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, and Giancarlo Esposito. The film follows a group of kidnappers who capture the daughter of a powerful underworld figure and demand $50 million for her release, unaware of something sinister.

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Originally an adaptation of Dracula's Daughter (1936), the film was announced to be in development in April 2023, with Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett attached as directors, and Shields and Busick hired to write the screenplay. It was also announced that the film would be a co-production between Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett, and Chad Villella's Radio Silence Productions, James Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein, and William Sherak's Project X Entertainment, and Tripp Vinson's Vinson Films.

Abigail had its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival on April 7, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States by Universal Pictures on April 19. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $42.4 million on a $28 million production budget.

Plot

Young ballet dancer Abigail is abducted by six criminals and taken to the secluded Wilhelm Manor. Before leaving, their leader Lambert instructs them to guard Abigail for 24 hours, at which point they will receive an equal share of a $50 million ransom paid by her father. The group, using aliases to avoid identifying each other, consists of former Army medic and recovering drug addict Joey, former NYPD detective Frank, thrill-seeking hacker Sammy, former Marine sniper Rickles, dimwitted mob enforcer Peter, and sociopathic driver Dean.

Though reluctant to continue with the plan as she was unaware Abigail was a child, Joey is tasked with managing Abigail. Joey is sympathetic to her, sharing that she has a son and promising to protect Abigail from harm. Abigail admits her father does not care about her and will not pay the ransom, before apologizing for what is going to happen to Joey. Perturbed by Abigail's words, Frank violently confronts her, learning that her father is Kristof Lazaar, a powerful, almost mythical crime lord.

Dean enters the basement, where he is attacked by an unseen assailant. Investigating his screams, Sammy finds Dean's decapitated corpse. The group realize that Lazaar's legendarily violent enforcer, Valdez, is inside the house while the security system prevents them leaving. Searching for a way out, Rickles is mutilated and killed. The group confronts Abigail for information, but she transforms into a vampire, revealing she is Valdez. Frank shoots Abigail, but her injuries instantly heal. Frank, Sammy, and Peter attack Abigail with garlic, crucifixes, and other folkloric weapons said to ward off vampires to no effect. Her strength and speed allow her to easily overwhelm and prevent them from stabbing her through the heart. Abigail bites Sammy before being incapacitated by Joey with a tranquilizer and locked in a cage.

Upon awakening, the centuries-old Abigail reveals that she knows the group's true identities and arranged for them to abduct her, through Lambert, so she can kill them for wronging Lazaar. Joey deduces that Abigail has killed dozens of her father's enemies in a failed effort to earn her his love. Abigail effortlessly escapes her confines and attacks Frank, but Joey exposes Abigail to sunlight, which severely wounds her. With hours before sunset, the group splits up to find an escape route, but Sammy transforms into Abigail's vampire thrall and kills Peter. Abigail has Sammy attack Frank and Joey, forcing Joey to destroy Sammy with reflected sunlight.

Lambert lures Frank and Joey to a hidden security room, where he reveals Abigail turned him into a vampire years earlier for helping Frank avoid Lazaar's wrath. Frank allows Lambert to turn him into a vampire so they can kill Abigail and Lazaar, but following his transformation, Frank kills Lambert for leading him into Abigail's trap. Abigail attacks Frank, but he overpowers her and drains her blood, leaving her weakened. Cornered, Joey leaves a phone message for her son, apologizing for having been absent from his life for many years. Reveling in his power, Frank bites Joey, intending to turn her into his thrall and force her to kill Abigail and eventually her son. However, Joey does not transform because of Frank's inexperience with his new abilities, and she and Abigail team up to kill him.

Abigail encourages Joey to leave and be present in her son's life, but Lazaar arrives and threatens Joey. [a] Abigail defends Joey for being present when she needed her while Lazaar was not. Although Lazaar angrily rebukes her, he relents for Abigail's sake and allows the bloodied and battered Joey to leave.

Cast

Production

Development

In April 2023, it was reported that Radio Silence Productions was developing a monster thriller film for Universal Pictures, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett attached to direct, with Chad Villella serving as producer alongside William Sherak, Paul Neinstein and James Vanderbilt at Project X Entertainment, while Stephen Shields and Guy Busick would write the screenplay. The project was stated to be a modern-day adaptation of one of the Universal Classic Monsters characters similar in approach to The Invisible Man (2020) or Renfield (2023), with the synopsis being described as "a unique take on legendary monster lore and will represent a fresh, new direction for how to celebrate classic characters". Originally intended to be Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett's next project following the release of the fifth Scream installment, the duo delayed its realization until after Scream VI . [14]

The project was originally titled Dracula's Daughter, the same name as the 1936 film upon which it is based; [10] with Universal restating that while they had considered a singular continuity with The Mummy (2017), each release will continue to be "rooted in the horror genre, with no restrictions on budget, rating or genre. They are not part of a shared interconnected universe, which allows each film to stand on its own. This new direction is filmmaker-driven, inviting innovative filmmakers with original, bold ideas for these characters to develop the stories and pitch them." [7] [10] [9] [12] The film was officially titled Abigail in January 2024. [15] As an easter egg to previous Radio Silence films, a portrait of a distant ancestor of Ready or Not character Tony Le Domas is displayed in the mansion. [16] [17]

Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett said they wanted to avoid mentioning Dracula as a way to set apart their work from other vampire movies. At one point, they considered having Abigail's father reveal he killed Dracula, but this line did not make it into the film. [18]

Casting

In April 2023, Melissa Barrera was cast for one of the main roles of the film after previously appearing in the filmmaking duo's Scream films. [7] The following month, Dan Stevens, Kevin Durand, Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, Angus Cloud, and Will Catlett joined the cast. [9] [12] [10] [11] In June 2023, it was announced that Giancarlo Esposito was cast in a supporting role. [13] Weir, known for her role as Matilda Wormwood in the 2022 Netflix musical film, was said to be playing Dracula's daughter, although this connection is never made in the film. [19]

Filming

Principal photography began May 15, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland, with the setting intending to stand in for Boston, though the city location is not made specific in the final film (aside from one character pointing out someone "moved up here") from Queens. [20] [21] The opening dance performance was filmed at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin. [21] Most of the filming took place at Glenmaroon House (aka The Guinness Manor), [22] which is the ancestral home of the prominent Guinness Family, [23] in Luggala near the Wicklow Mountains and on the edge of Dublin's Phoenix Park. [24] [25] Filming was suspended July 14 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. After the strike ended, filming resumed November 23 and wrapped December 14. [26] Aaron Morton served as the cinematographer. [27] Cloud finished filming his scenes prior to his death on July 31, 2023. [28] Weir learned ballet for her role, incorporating it into her character's movements, and performed her own stunts. [29] Filming wrapped on December 14 of the same year. [30]

Music

Brian Tyler composed the film's score; he collaborated with Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett on prior projects. [31] The directors commissioned Jean Dawson for an original song, "Burn My Tongue", which plays over the closing credits. [32] [33] The soundtrack album, featuring Tyler's score and "Burn My Tongue", was released on April 19. [33]

Soundtrack

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tchaikovsky: I. Scene – Swan Theme (Swan Lake Suite) OP.20a" (performed by Berliner Philharmoniker)
  • Pytor Tchaikovsky
Cord Garben 3:03
2."Glamorous Lifestyle" (performed by The Jacka feat. Andre Nickatina)
  • Andre Adams, Sultan Banks, Dominick Newton
 Traxamillion 3:57
3."Goodbye, Good Luck, God Bless You" (performed by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos)
  • Buck Owens
Ken Nelson2:16
4."Anyhow, I Love You" (performed by Guy Clark feat. Waylon Jennings & Emmylou Harris)
  • Guy Clark
Neil Wilburn3:55
5."Smokestack Lightnin’" (performed by Howlin’ Wolf)
  • Chester Burnett
Leonard Chess, Phil Chess & Willie Dixon3:08
6."Blood and Tears" (performed by Danzig)
  • Glenn Danzig
 Rick Rubin 4:20
7."Burn My Tongue" (performed by Jean Dawson)
  • Jean Dawson
Jean Dawson, Hoskins, Biako, & Johnny May3:07
Total length:23:36

Release

Abigail had its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival on April 7, 2024, [34] and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on April 19, 2024. [11] The film was released on premium video on demand by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on May 7, 2024. [35] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 9, 2024. The release includes four making-of documentaries, an feature-length audio commentary with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and editor Michael Shawver as well as deleted scenes and a gag reel. [36]

Reception

Box office

Abigail grossed $25.9 million in the United States and Canada and $16.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $42.4 million. [4] [5]

In the United States and Canada, Abigail was released alongside The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Spy × Family Code: White , and was projected to gross $12–15 million from 3,384 theaters in its opening weekend. [3] The film made $4 million on its first day, including $1 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $10.2 million, finishing second at the box office behind holdover Civil War . [37] The film then made $5.2 million (a drop of 49.5%) and $2.3 million in its second and third weekends, respectively, finishing in fifth, and then ninth. [38] [39]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 83% of 220 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10.The website's consensus reads: "Carrying off well-worn vampire tropes with a balletic flourish, Abigail dances around the familiarity of its premise with a game cast and slick style." [40] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [41] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. [37]

BJ Colangelo wrote in Slashfilm that "With a pitch-perfect ensemble cast, exquisitely timed laugh-out-loud moments of humor, a barrage of twists (or should I say pirouettes?), an unbelievable amount of blood, killer action set pieces, and a downright transcendent performance by one of the best child actors in the game — Abigail sets the bar as the most fun you can have with a horror movie of the year... An old-school vampire movie with modern frisk and flair and an absolute blast of a movie to watch with a crowd... Abigail is a perfect horror movie and already one of the best films of 2024. I pinky promise." [42]

In The New York Times , Manohla Dargis called "Abigail, "a cheerfully obvious splatterthon... a horror flick that’s serviceable enough to make you occasionally giggle or flinch, yet is also so aggressively unambitious that it scarcely seems worth griping about." [43]

David Fear of Rolling Stone wrote, "It's a gas, watching this ensemble bouncing off each other when the shit goes down and navigating the obstacle course that Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett have set for them in the film's chaotic, mondo bloody back half." [44]

The film has been included on many best of 2024 lists including Variety's "The Best Horror Movies of 2024", Screen Rant's "10 Best Horror Movies Of 2024", Bloody Disgusting 's "The 10 Best Horror Movies Released in the First Half of 2024", Time Out's "The Best Horror Movies of 2024" and SlashFilm 's "The 19 Best Horror Movies Of 2024 So Far". [45] [46] [47] [48] [49]

On July 8, 2024, the film was nominated for five Fangoria Chainsaw Awards including three for Best Supporting Performance, Best MakeUp FX and Best Wide Release Movie. [50]

Home media

After marketing for the film was commonly blamed for its lackluster box-office leading to headlines such as "'Abigail's Marketing Team Made a Huge Mistake," [51] the film "finally found success" [52] on home media platforms as "one of the most popular titles online" [53] and has been number one on Peacock since its release where it "has become a hit on streaming." [54]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Astra Midseason Movie Awards July 3, 2024 Best Horror MovieAbigailNominated [55]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards October 2024Best Wide ReleaseAbigailNominated [56]
Best Supporting Performance Kathryn Newton Nominated
Dan Stevens Nominated
Alisha Weir Nominated
Best Makeup FXLiz Byrne, Paul Byrne, and Matthew SmithNominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 12, 2025 Best Young Performer Alisha WeirPending [57]

Notes

  1. ↑ Lazaar suggests he has had many different names over many centuries, implying Lazaar is a contemporary name for Dracula. [6]

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