Ashley Weir: From Dublin to Vampire in 'Abigail's' chilling role

She is just under 15 years old and already has a few interesting roles to her credit. The teenager played the title role in the recently released horror movie Abigail. As you might expect, Ashley Weir looks completely different in it than in everyday life. Of course, this transformation did not go unnoticed by her relatives, who were shocked to see the girl on screen.

Ashley Weir was born in September 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. So far, she has appeared in several productions: the horror movie "Don't Leave Home" by Michael Tully, the TV series "Darklands", and the leading role in the family movie "Matilda: The Musical" by Matthew Warchus, for which she received an IFTA award (Irish Film and Television Award), and the crime comedy "Wicked Little Letters" by Thea Sharrock.

Another horror genre title, "Abigail" by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, will premiere in April 2024. Weir's terrifying performance has caused quite a surprise among her close circles. Check out the gallery to see how She looked in full makeup and find out what she says about making the movie.

"In the end, one of the greatest challenges of the project for the actress was the physical transformation she’d have to undergo, between sets of teeth and fangs, and contact lenses that would brighten her dark blue eyes for scenes that found Abigail on a rampage. Certain scenes involving corpses and blood cannons were "really, really freaky," she revealed. Before each take, Weir wore special covers that mimicked vampire fangs, which "occupied most of the mouth cavity". Being Irish, she also had to get used to the American accent. Over time, however, her new, unusual appearance became commonplace for her.

The young actress finally found out if making horror movies is scary for their creators. "I was always so interested to see if it was really scary on set and if the actors that were scaring us were really scared filming," she admitted in the same conversation.

Alongside Weir, the cast includes the aforementioned Melissa Barrera (new "Scream" series), Dan Stevens ("Beauty and the Beast", "Legion"), William Catlett ("New Constellation"), Kathryn Newton ("Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", "Big Little Lies"), Kevin Durand ("Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes"), Angus Cloud (in what is the final role of the "Euphoria" star), Giancarlo Esposito ("Breaking Bad") and Matthew Goode ("Downton Abbey", "The Imitation Game"). The screenplay and direction are handled by creators associated with the new version of the "Scream" series: writer Guy Busick and directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.

The horror movie "Abigail" is now available in cinemas.