A ballerina vampire? ? On Thursday, Universal Pictures released the trailer for the horror film Abigail, starring Melissa Barrera and Angus Cloud, in one of the last films the actor shot before his death last year.
The trailer sees a group of “would-be criminals” as they wait inside a mansion with a 12-year-old ballerina (Alisha Weir) they kidnapped. All the group is instructed to do is watch the little girl overnight to collect a $50 million ransom. The film will premiere in theaters on April 19.
“If you behave and do as we say, I pink promise you it’ll all be over soon,” Barrera’s character tells the little girl, to which she responds. “I’m sorry for what’s going to happen to you.”
As the night goes on, parts of the house begin to lock down, and the little girl transforms into a demon-creature-meets-vampire. The group quickly realizes Abigail might be a “ballerina vampire,” and the trailer teases some comedic moments as they figure out what kind of monster she is.
“What are we talking about, like, an Anne Rice or a True Blood? Twilight?” asks Kathryn Newton.
“Alright, let’s go kill us a fucking vampire,” adds Dan Stevens.
The rest of the trailer sees the group being chased by ballerinas, Barrera pulling herself outside of a pool of dead bodies, and the ballerina vampire saying, “What can I say? I like playing with my food.”
Cloud rarely appears in the trailer, making brief appearances throughout, though none of his dialogue is shown in the clip.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directed the film, with Stephen Shields and Guy Busick writing the screenplay. The film is based on Dracula’s Daughter, the classic monster film.
Abigail seems to be one of the last two projects from Cloud. Last year, the film Your Lucky Day was released following his death. Along with Abigail, Cloud also filmed the drama film Freaky Tales, which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival next week.
Cloud died of an accidental overdose at age 25 on July 31 last year. According to the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau, Cloud had fentanyl, cocaine, benzodiazepine, and methamphetamine in his system at the time of death. The actor suffered acute intoxication as a result of the lethal combination of drugs.
