Scream Director’s Monster Movie Gets Trailer – The Hollywood Reporter

“Abigail”

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Monster movie Screaming The Radio Silence team has come into focus. Universal revealed on Thursday that the feature has a title Abigail, and also shared the first trailer. It will open in theaters on April 19.

The studio also revealed the opening line: “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 a secluded mansion, the kidnappers begin to trickle down, one by one, and discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no ordinary little girl around.

Sources said earlier Hollywood Reporter That the little girl is Dracula’s daughter.

Radio Silence, a collective that includes director duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillette, broke out with the horror film. ready or not And he went to direct Screamingwhich revived the franchise in 2022. They followed it up with Sixth screamwhich last year became the highest-grossing installment in franchise history.

they Screaming Star Melissa Barrera is among the cast Abigail. The actor was fired in recent months from The seventh scream By producer Spyglass via social media posts amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Other stars include Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand and the late actor Angus Cloud, who died in July. They will play the kidnappers, while Alisha Weir will play the kidnappers Abigail.

The film is produced by William Chirac, Paul Neinstein and James Vanderbilt for Project X Entertainment. Tripp Vinson and Chad Villella of Radio Silence also produce.