Rob Keyes manages content planning and processes, business development, social media, strategic partnerships, branding and PR for Screen Rant, Collider and Comic Book Resources (CBR).
Quick Links Last summer I had the opportunity to travel to Dublin with Universal Pictures to explore the set of Abigail, my first trip to Ireland, but not a first for Screen Rant. I sent members of our team to The Emerald Isle to visit the productions Dracula Untold and 47 Ronin in years past. Both features are also from Universal, the former another monster horror from the studio.
It's late June 2023, a few weeks before another major Hollywood strike is about to begin and there's uncertainty abound. Producer William Sherak tells me at dinner the evening before visiting the Abigail set that they really don't know what to expect and that it's difficult to plan production accordingly since there's no telling if the SAG-AFTRA would go on strike and if so, how long it could take for the labor dispute to be resolved.
Abigail Was Shot In A Party House Once Owned by the Guinness Family And the more action the better, since Abigail might just be in the running for one of the bloodiest movies ever. I can confirm this to be true because I walked through some of it, dodging entrails hanging from the ceiling while exploring one notable room in particular from the old mansion featured in the Abigail trailers. This was not your ordinary set visit and this was not your normal set.
“So that was the best scene I've ever shot. 100% most iconic scene I've ever done in my career, probably. I hope, you know, that's the goal. Like when you do something scary like that, you just want it to be so frightening that it stays with the audience.” For Stevens' character, Frank, he chose to come in with slicked back hair and glasses, the former because he and the directors were constantly geeking out about their love of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson and in particular, the "slicked back hair" sketch. On paper, Frank was intended to be an Italian-American in his 70s. For star Melissa Barrera who plays Joey, she developed the real name of Ana Lucia Cruz for the character.
To the right of the main entrance is a large room with a bar and billiards table, where the characters in the film will socialize and meet each other in their first hours while "babysitting" Abigail. On the other side of the main staircase, we took a long walk through corridors, noting many other staircases scattered throughout the house. We crossed a little bridge that was very rundown and came across what appeared to be a breakfast room connected to an orangery.
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