Abigail, at the cinema from May 16th with Universal Pictures International Italy

It will arrive in Italian cinemas from May 16thdistributed by Universal Pictures International Italy, Abigail, the new signed horror Radio Silence – the team of directors formed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin And Tyler Gillett who made the terrifying hits of modern horror, including Ready or Not, Scream And Scream VI – and written by Stephen Shields (Hole – The abyss, Zombie Bashers) And Guy Busick (Scream Franchise, Till Death Do Us Part): an excellent technical and productive cast specialized in the genre for a modern and cheeky version of vampire films, where there is no shortage of tension, action, a massive dose of blood and also a healthy dose of black humour, for almost 2 hours of pure entertainment on the big screen.

The protagonist is the very young Irish actress and singer Alisha Weirbest known for Matilda The Musicalhere in the role of Abigail, a twelve-year-old girl with a passion for dancing and daughter of a mysterious and dangerous underworld figure, who will be kidnapped by a group of criminals to obtain a large ransom and locked up in an isolated villa: but the group he will soon realize with growing horror that the girl is anything but ordinary.

In the role of the kidnappers we find instead Melissa Barrera (Scream franchise, Dreaming in New York – In the Heights), Dan Stevens (Gaslit, Legion), Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Freaky), William Catlett (Black Lightning, True Story), Kevin Durand (Resident Evil: Retribution, X-Men Origins – Wolverine) And Angus Cloud (Euphoria, North Hollywood). They complete the cast Matthew Goode And Giancarlo Esposito.

Abigail, the plot

After a group of would-be criminals kidnap a 12-year-old dancer, the daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is guard her through the night. In an isolated villa, the kidnappers begin to disappear one after another and discover, with growing horror, that they are locked up with an unusual girl.

Abigail will be in Italian cinemas from May 16th with Universal Pictures International Italy.