STAKE YOUR CLAIM ON THE NEWEST VAMPIRE ICON
ARRIVING AT HOME WITH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN BONUS CONTENT INCLUDING DELETED SCENES
AND A HILARIOUS GAG REEL
“ABIGAIL IS HORROR ON POINTE” - SLASHFILM
YOURS TO OWN WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT
ON DIGITAL JUNE 25, 2024
BLU-RAY™ AND DVD JULY 9, 2024
Universal City, California, June 18, 2024 – From Radio Silence comes the bloodthirsty, wild, and critically acclaimed vampire romp, ABIGAIL, available to own with all-new exclusive content on Digital June 25, 2024, and on Blu-ray™ and DVD July 9, 2024 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Hailed as “a Bloody Blast” (The Detroit News) and Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, ABIGAIL brings a refreshing approach to the vampire genre - unleashing never-before-seen bonus content, deleted & extended scenes, and more off-camera bloody carnage.
ABIGAIL’s cast is led by the new IT scream queen Melissa Barrera (Scream VI, In The Heights) as well as the beloved Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Freaky, Lisa Frankenstein), The cast also includes Dan Stevens (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, “Downton Abbey”), Giancarlo Esposito (“Breaking Bad”, The Usual Suspects, “Parish”), Alisha Weir (Roald Dahl’s Matilda, Don’t Leave Home), Kevin Durand (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Robin Hood), the late Angus Cloud (Your Lucky Day, “Euphoria”), and William Catlett (A Thousand and One, Lovecraft County).
Radio Silence, the filmmakers behind the horror hits Ready or Not, Scream (2022) and Scream VI, bring a brash and bloodthirsty new vision of vampires with ABIGAIL. A heist team is hired by a mysterious fixer to kidnap the daughter of a powerful underworld figure. They must guard the 12-year-old ballerina for one night to net a $50 million ransom. As the captors start to dwindle one by one, they discover to their mounting terror that they're locked inside an isolated mansion with no ordinary little girl.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES TO OWN ONLY ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAYTM & DVD:
Deleted & Extended Scenes
Gag Reel
Blood Bath – Soak up the slaughter alongside the cast and crew with this dive into the deep end of Abigail’s body pits, where practical FX reign supreme and there’s no such thing as too much blood.
Hunters to Hunted – Get up close and personal with Abigail’s abductors as the cast divulges the details behind how they got into character to collectively create a unique crew of criminals.
Becoming a Ballerina Vampire – Abigail actor Alisha Weir, choreographer Belinda Murphy, and more members of the creative team take up the task of transforming a seemingly sweet little girl into a vicious vampire.
Directing Duo Matt & Tyler – Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett lead this look at the actors, ideas, and environment they put together to create a set that’s fun while still being fearsome.
Feature Commentary with Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and Editor Michael P. Shawyer
FILMMAKERS: Cast: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Will Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Alisha Weir, and Giancarlo Esposito Music By: Brian Tyler Editor: Michael P. Shawver Director Of Photography: Aaron Morton NZCS Executive Producer: Ron Lynch Produced By: William Sherak p.g.a., James Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein, Tripp Vinson, Chad Villella p.g.a. Written By: Stephen Shields and Guy Busick Directed By: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAYTM: Street Date: July 9, 2024 Selection Number: 191329262627 (US) / 191329263112 (CDN) Layers: BD 50 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen Rating: R for strong bloody violence and gore throughout, pervasive language and brief drug use Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish Languages/Sound: English (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature), and Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature) Run Time: 01:49:23
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD: Street Date: July 9, 2024 Selection Number: 191329262559 (US) / 191329263105 (CDN) Layers: DVD 9 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Rating: R for strong bloody violence and gore throughout, pervasive language and brief drug use Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1 for Feature), and Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1 for Feature) Run Time: 01:49:30
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Chris Jones Entertainment Editor
Chris Jones is the Mail Entertainment Editor covering Movies and Television topics. He is from Washington, Illinois, and is the owner, writer, and editor of Overly Honest Reviews.
