New and bloody vampire film from Universal, Abigail is showing in Brazilian cinemas.
Are you a fan of vampire films? If your answer is yes, Abigail is the perfect choice for you to watch in theaters, a production starring Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens and Kathryn Newton. But did you know that the film has an important connection to Dracula?
WARNING, CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR ABIGAIL!
What is Abigail’s connection to Dracula?
Abigail is a kind of modern reimagining of Dracula’s Daughter (1936), a sequel to the classic Dracula (1931), a film by Tod Browning with Bela Lugosi.
During the film, we discover that the little vampire girl Abigail (Alisha Weir) is the daughter of Kristof Lazar, a powerful and feared figure in the criminal underworld. At the end of the production, he himself appears imposingly, played by Matthew Goode, and reveals to Joey (Melissa Barrera) that he has been called “many names” over the years – which suggests that he would be none other than the Count himself. Dracula.
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In an interview with Rue Morgue, director Tyler Gillett explained how Abigail is an original reimagining of Dracula’s Daughter. “We can see that Stephen Shields, who wrote the original draft of the script, definitely had that in mind. I think he hacked the system very cleverly, creating something original around something familiar that was initially a version of Dracula’s daughter. But to Universal’s credit, when we got involved, they were very excited about the possibility of us taking what was on the page and turning it into something entirely new.”.
In Abigail, a peculiar group of criminals accepts yet another typical job. This time, the proposal is to kidnap a twelve-year-old dancer, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the underworld. While the group’s contractor demands a $50 million ransom for the girl’s father, the group only needs to observe the child for one night in an isolated mansion. However, when the kidnappers begin to disappear, they soon discover the hard way that they are locked inside the house with a not-so-normal little girl.
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