Abigail vs. M3GAN? Abigail Directors Have "No Complaints" if a Horror Crossover Happens Eventually

A new age of Universal Monsters seems to be upon us! Following up on the unexpected, yet totally welcome, success of M3GAN/emfrom last spring, the studio hopes to launch another horror icon next month with Alisha Weir's 12-year-old "ballerina vampire" in the upcominga data-entity-href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/radio-silence-mystery-horror-movie-abigail-drops-first-trailer" data-entity-title="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/radio-silence-mystery-horror-movie-abigail-drops-first-trailer" href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/radio-silence-mystery-horror-movie-abigail-drops-first-trailer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"emAbigail/em/a (exclusively hitting theaters everywhere April 19). Hell, if Universal Pictures can get enough traction going, it could even revisit the whole Dark Universe thing with a roster of postmodern characters./p p"If there's a emM3GAN v Abigail/em movie somewhere down the line, then no complaints,"Matt Betinelli-Olpin (who co-directed the flick alongside fellow Radio Silence storyteller, Tyler Gillet) tellsemEmpire/em for the magazine's a data-entity-href="https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2024#:~:text=The%20new%20issue%20of%20Empire,nearly%2010%20long%20years%20for." data-entity-title="https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2024#:~:text=The%20new%20issue%20of%20Empire,nearly%2010%20long%20years%20for." href="https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2024#:~:text=The%20new%20issue%20of%20Empire,nearly%2010%20long%20years%20for." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"May 2024 issue/a. At the same time, however, he clarified that a data-entity-href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/what-is-abigail-horror-movie-rated#:~:text=When%20it%20arrives%20in%20theaters,%2C%E2%80%9D%20according%20to%20the%20MPAA." data-entity-title="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/what-is-abigail-horror-movie-rated#:~:text=When%20it%20arrives%20in%20theaters,%2C”%20according%20to%20the%20MPAA." href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/what-is-abigail-horror-movie-rated#:~:text=When%20it%20arrives%20in%20theaters,%2C%E2%80%9D%20according%20to%20the%20MPAA." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"the R-rated/aema data-entity-href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/what-is-abigail-horror-movie-rated#:~:text=When%20it%20arrives%20in%20theaters,%2C%E2%80%9D%20according%20to%20the%20MPAA." data-entity-title="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/what-is-abigail-horror-movie-rated#:~:text=When%20it%20arrives%20in%20theaters,%2C”%20according%20to%20the%20MPAA." href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/what-is-abigail-horror-movie-rated#:~:text=When%20it%20arrives%20in%20theaters,%2C%E2%80%9D%20according%20to%20the%20MPAA." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" Abigail/a /emis muchdarker and "not afraid to go places you're maybe not sure you want to go."/p pWhile we'd love nothing more than to see Weir's adolescent bloodsucker go up M3GAN in a no holds barred cage match full of spurting blood and mechanical lubricant, she'll actually have to get in line. Why? a data-entity-href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/chucky-midseason-finale-don-mancini-nia-vardalos-sarah-sherman-1235766973/" data-entity-title="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/chucky-midseason-finale-don-mancini-nia-vardalos-sarah-sherman-1235766973/" href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/chucky-midseason-finale-don-mancini-nia-vardalos-sarah-sherman-1235766973/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Chucky already has dibs/a on the first showdown./p pstrongFor More on emAbigail/em emM3GAN/em:/strong/p pstronga data-entity-href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/abigail-directors-explain-how-their-vampire-flick-differs-from-scream" data-entity-title="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/abigail-directors-explain-how-their-vampire-flick-differs-from-scream" href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/abigail-directors-explain-how-their-vampire-flick-differs-from-scream" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"How Is Abigail Different from Scream? Radio Silence on "Absolutely Bananas" New Vampire Flick/a/strongbrstronga data-entity-href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/kathryn-newton-teases-m3gan-on-steroids-for-horror-film-abigail" data-entity-title="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/kathryn-newton-teases-m3gan-on-steroids-for-horror-film-abigail" href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/kathryn-newton-teases-m3gan-on-steroids-for-horror-film-abigail" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Kathryn Newton Says New Horror Movie Abigail Will Hit "Like M3GAN on Steroids"/a/strongbrstronga data-entity-href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/m3gan-star-violet-mcgraw-very-excited-to-start-filming-sequel" data-entity-title="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/m3gan-star-violet-mcgraw-very-excited-to-start-filming-sequel" href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/m3gan-star-violet-mcgraw-very-excited-to-start-filming-sequel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"M3GAN Star Violet McGraw "Very Excited" to Start Working on Sequel 2.0/a/strong/p h2What is emAbigail/em About?/h2 p/pdiv class="embed-code-other embed-code-youtube"iframe loading="lazy" fetchpriority="low" src="about:blank" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3PsP8MFH8p0?si=CvEBtv0WbJnVEuvF" class="optanon-category-13" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen style="width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 560 / 315;"/iframe/div pWritten byStephen Shields (emThe Hole in the Ground/em) and Guy Busick (emScream/em), emAbigail/em is all about a kidnapping gone seriously wrong. A group of criminals nab the young daughter of a wealthy man in the hopes of collecting a hefty ransom. Just one teensy-tiny problem: the little girl is a nigh-unstoppable vampire who can tear through the felons as though they were made of tissue paper. What should have been an easy pay-day devolves into a desperate fight for survival within the walls of a crumbling mansion./p p"I've always loved heist movies and horror movies," Shields explains in the emEmpire/em feature. "So I liked the idea of combining the two. To have emReservoir Dogs/em bumping into a vampire film — that seemed like a fun concept." He continued: "It's a group of strangers who start off not being so sure of each other, and soon become evenem less/em sure of the person they've taken hostage."/p h2Who Stars in emAbigail/em?/h2 pThe film marks a reunion betweenBetinelli-Olpin andGillet and their emScream/emstar,a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/radio-silence-heads-to-universal-for-new-horror-film" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Melissa Barrera/a, who plays lead kidnapper and medic, Joey. Her co-stars include Dan Stevens (emLegion/em) as the Frank, a man of particularly ill-repute; Kathryn Newton (emLisa Frankenstein/em) as hacker Sam; Kevin Durand (emThe Strain/em) as strong man Peter; and the late Angus Cloud (emEuphoria/em) as wheel-man Dean. All of them are brought together by an eccentric crime boss (emThe Mandalorian/em'sGiancarlo Esposito)./p h2When Does emAbigail/em Open in Theaters?/h2 pemAbigail /emwill exclusively hit the big screen on Friday, April 19.em/emTickets should be going on sale within the new few weeks. Be sure to check back with us for regular updates!/p pemM3GAN/em (both the theatrical cut and unrated version), on the other hand, is available to own a data-entity-href="https://www.uphe.com/movies/m3gan" data-entity-title="https://www.uphe.com/movies/m3gan" href="https://www.uphe.com/movies/m3gan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment/a. A direct sequel — appropriately titledemM3GAN 2.0/em—is slated to bow next May./p