Abigail is a 2024 American vampire horror comedy 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 motley group of hired criminals who kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld boss, unaware of something sinister about the family.
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 $43 million on a $28 million production budget.
Abigail, a young ballet dancer, is kidnapped by six skilled criminals and taken to the secluded Wilhelm Manor. Lambert, who hired them, instructs them to guard Abigail for 24 hours, at which point each of them will receive $7 million from a $50 million ransom paid by her father. The group, using aliases to protect their identities, consists of former Army medic and recovering addict "Joey", former NYPD detective "Frank", thrill-seeking hacker "Sammy", former Marine sniper "Rickles", dimwitted mob enforcer "Peter", and sociopathic driver "Dean".
Joey is reluctant to continue with the plan (as she was unaware Abigail was a child and has a son herself). Nevertheless, she is tasked with managing Abigail. Joey promises the girl that she will protect her. Abigail says her father does not care about her and will not pay the ransom, then ominously apologizes for what is "going to happen" to Joey. Perturbed by this, Frank violently confronts her, learning that her father is Kristof Lazaar, a powerful—almost mythical—crime lord.
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