Universal Pictures has released the trailer for the upcoming horror film “Abigail,” set to release on April 19.
The film is helmed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett — also known as Radio Silence — who directed recent popular horror movies including “Scream” (2022), “Scream VI” (2023) and “Ready or Not” (2019).
“Abigail” follows a group of kidnappers who get in over their heads when their young target, a girl named Abigail, turns out to be a vampire.
The film’s official logline reads, “Children can be such monsters. After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl.”
The suspenseful trailer shows the captors trying to figure out the best way to kill the young bloodsucker. “What are we talking? Like an Ann Rice or a ‘True Blood’? You know, ‘Twilight’?” asks Kathryn Newton’s character.
Playing the kidnappers are Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kevin Durand, Newton, the late Angus Cloud, William Catlett and Giancarlo Esposito. Alisha Weir stars as Abigail. The film marks one of Cloud’s final on screen performances, following his death in July 2023 at the age of 25.
“Abigail” is produced by William Sherak, Paul Neinstein and James Vanderbilt on behalf of Project X Entertainment. Tripp Vinson also produces in addition to Chad Vilella of Radio Silence. Ron Lynch and Macdara Kelleher serve as executive producers.
Watch the trailer below.