Alisha Weir Discusses Abigail - Universal's New Star

Alicia, how's it going? Good, thank you. How are you? I am jazzed to say the least. I saw the movie this past Friday. To say that you're a rock star is a huge understatement. Starting off, so you are being a contributor to this overall large universe of the Universal Monsters franchise. How does it feel from going to this role like a Matilda to portraying Dracula's daughter?

It feels incredible. When you say it like that, I can't believe it myself. Most of the time, I go home after filming on set and after doing press, and I think to myself, even when I'm watching the film and watching Abigail, is that really me? Is this real life? Is this really happening? I think about that all the time. It was so exciting to get to play and the opportunity to play a character like Abigail.

Speaking of which, not only do you have a heck of a cast with Melissa Breaux, Dan Stevens, who's my boy, and a couple of others, how was it working with them, not to mention radio silence every day? It was incredible. Every day on set, we had the most incredible cast, the most incredible crew, the most incredible directors. Every single person on that set always had a smile on their face.

They were always having such a great day. They were always so helpful. For me, it was still very new to me. There was so much I didn't know. I was quite nervous going in because there was stuff I didn't know and didn't know what to expect in a way, but everyone was so welcoming, so kind. I felt like I could ask them anything, and they'd answer all my questions.

They always knew if something was wrong. Everyone was just so amazing, and I honestly can't believe it. I can tell you from someone who is quite literally obsessed with this movie, you did an amazing job. I've got to imagine when you're tackling on different roles, how does your approach to tackling a subject and a character like this differ from, let's say, a Matilda per se?

It's definitely very different, and they're definitely two very different characters in a way and two different genres as well. For me, when I go to approaching a character, even like Abigail Matilda because they're so different, but no matter what the character is, when I read the script, I dive deep into her character, her emotions, her past, in that I'm really into her, and when they say "action" and when I'm on the set, I'm fully Abigail, and I'm not Alicia playing the character of her.

I'm really trying to take myself out of Alicia's shoes and really put them into Abigail and think of everything she'd be thinking. So I am Abigail when I step onto that set, and that's one of my favorite things about acting, is getting to play such different characters in such different genres. So I have one more question to ask you now. I'm a massive fan of the song "Swan Lake." It's something I listen to every Halloween.

I heard that you did some ballerina as well? I did, yes. The thing I have to ask you is that, did they play that song on Sunday? Did you dance to that song? Yes, I did dance to that song, and I had my rehearsals, and I was rehearsing to that song, and it was choreographed around that song, yes, it was. Oh my god, I got goosebumps when I was watching that.

I was a massive fan of that song. I imagine, were you nervous at all before they said "action," dancing to it? 100% I was nervous. We were in the Board Gosh Theatre, and it was such a big and amazing theatre, and getting to dance there, and as you see in the film, nobody's in the audience, and she's practicing, and it was incredible to be there, and it was definitely a highlight for me, and I'll never forget getting to dance up there to that amazing song in such an amazing theatre, and everything about it was really, really special.

Well, I got to tell you, Alicia, I thought your performance was incredible, and I think you will be the definitive portrayal of Dracula's daughter as a massive fan of that character. Incredible job. I can't wait to see where your career goes from here on out. Thank you so much. Hit like, smash subscribe, and get notified for when our reviews, interviews, and news go live. [music] [music fades] Thank you.