WATCH: Abigail to star in new vampire movie Gore
For Abigail star Melissa Barrera, being covered in blood from head to toe is a daily routine at the office.
The actor, who previously appeared in the reboot of slasher Scream and its sequel Scream VI, now stars as a vampire ballerina (for real) in this new horror film from the director of Ready or Not. You’ll end up covered in red stuff when you fight.
In fact, the makers of Abigail took Barrera’s character to the “next level” after seeing her character carry her own in her battle with the vampire girl of the same name (Alisha Weir). Ta.
“I’m used to being covered in blood,” Barrera told Yahoo UK. She thought, “You’re kidding.”
“The set was covered in blood. We got soaked. It was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun. It’s fun to be covered in fake blood. It’s a cool look in the movie and very It’s fun. You get used to being sticky and wet.”
Of course, Barrera knew what he was signing up for, having worked with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillette on the Scream movies.
“Working with Matt and Tyler, they always want to do more,” she continues. “Especially with this one, they went all out because they wanted to go back to their roots and do something completely original. Literally.”
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Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillette also told Yahoo UK that they were simply following the script when it came to using gallons of blood in Abigail’s most violent scenes.
“There was a line in the script that said, ‘The shiny elevator would be jealous,'” Gillette says. “We were like, ‘Okay, look at this.'”
“It’s very sticky. [to work with], but it’s a lot of fun,” Bettinelli-Olpin added. “There’s a lot of blood in all our movies, so we’re kind of immune now.”
“We have tennis shoes that we used in all of our shoots,” Gillette continues. “They’re just covered. It’s like, ‘This is a Ready or Not shoe.’ This is Abigail’s bloody shoe! ”
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“There’s always a point when you leave the set, go to the hotel, look down and realize, ‘Oh, I’m covered in blood, this is horrible,'” Bettinelli says. Orpin.
“When you have a family dynamic of making a movie, when you’re on set, everyone gets really excited about the blood. It’s hard work, there’s a lot of work and planning, a lot of… There are tests and not all of them will work, but you are aiming for them to work.
“So, when you get to the venue on the day, all the preparations that led up to it are done. And this time we succeeded every time, which was really great. But every time, after the bloodshed, there was laughter and cheers. It happened. And you think you’re at a sporting event and someone hits a home run.”
Abigail will be released in UK cinemas from April 19th.
